際 (さい): on the occasion of, circumstances — Japanese vocabulary
際 is read さい and means "on the occasion of, circumstances". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
際
- Reading
- さい · sai
- Translation
- on the occasion of, circumstances
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Pitch accent
- さいが
Example
通りを横断する際に彼は足を滑らせた。
とおりをおうだんするさいにかれはあしをすべらせた。
He slipped while crossing the street.
Kanji in this word
- 際 — occasion, edge
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