KAI |
Farmers used big KITEs, with their farm's name printed on the underside, to introduce their rice to the world! |
世界 |
the world
★★★★★
the world, as in "biggest in the world!" "fastest in the world!" |
芸能界 |
showbiz
★★★☆☆
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境界 |
boundary
★★☆☆☆
means border or boundary of property (80% the same usage as さかい (境) , but a bit more formal). BOTH 境 and 境界 are often used in the figurative sense - like "This film pushes the envelope of good taste" or "His art blurs the boundary between painting and sculpture". Also used in science. |
xxx 界 |
the world of xxx ★★☆☆☆ Suffix meaning, 'the world of XXX', as in 政界(せいかい) (the world of politics) or. . . . 芸能界 (げいのうかい) (the world of show biz) |
border, edge
国境 境 境界 縁 端 末 先 外れ 際 |
industry
業界 産業 |
limit
枠 限界 制限 |
point of view
立場 見方 味方 世界観 彼にして見ればxxx |
society, the world
世界 世の中 世間 社会 地球 |