SAI |
The festival of SIGHs is on the edge of town, over there. |
( xxx ) きわ |
SUFFIX attatched to a place or thing , meaning 'close to' or 'on the border or edge of' something- usually used with locations: 'I'm standing on the edge of the ocean, where it meets the shore.' It is pronounced GIWA.
SUF
★☆☆☆☆ |
実際 に |
in fact
★★★★☆
in fact. (as in, 'You think you're Samoan, but in fact, you're adopted.') Also has the nuance of 'in practice', as opposed to 'in theory.' |
xxxの 際 にYYY |
at the time of xxx ★★☆☆☆ "at the time of XXX, do YYY" .. . As in, 'As long as you're going to the kitchen, get me some pretzels, you crazy broad.' |
Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
---|---|---|---|
審 | judge | NUMBER | 番 |
察 | police | FESTIVAL | 祭 |
際 | edge | TOWN | |
擦 | chafe | HAND | 手 |
When the judge gives you a NUMBER of years in prison,
the police will have a FESTIVAL on the edge of TOWN.
Your HAND is chafing against my thigh.
border, edge
国境 境 境界 縁 端 末 先 外れ 際 |
social status
身分 分際 階級 |