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際

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

際 — “occasion, time, moment”

際 (read さい) means occasion, time, moment. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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さい

Meaning

occasion, time, moment

際 in a sentence

出発しゅっぱつの際さいに挨拶あいさつする。

I greet them at the time of departure.

The kanji in 際

際occasion, time; edge

Words that share a kanji with 際

国際こくさい— international
交際こうさい— association, socializing, keeping company
実際じっさい— actually, in reality

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