界 world

Also: boundary

On'yomi: カイ
Strokes: 9
JLPT: N4
Taught in: Primary school, year 3

Stroke order

1
2
3
4
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9

界 is written in 9 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A boundary line runs between (介) the rice fields (田), dividing up the whole world.

A common word

世界せかい world

Example sentences

世界は広いです。
せかいはひろいです。
The world is big.
いつか世界を旅行したいです。
いつかせかいをりょこうしたいです。
Someday I want to travel the world.

Kanji that share a part

田 is its radical. 25 kanji share it in all.