EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity

    逆境に直面しても彼女はにこにこしている。
    She carries on smiling even in the face of adversity.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked

Kun
さかさか.ささか.らう
On
ギャクゲキ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
683 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-6SKIP code
2q6.8The Kanji Dictionary
3830.4Four corner code
960deroo
9006Unicode hex code
1-21-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4685Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6041New Nelson (John Haig)
3091New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3835Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1966Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2662Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1959Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2109Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
857A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1235Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
790Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38849PMorohashi
646A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
444Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
451Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
758sakade
956Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
675henshall3
695Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
386Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
685Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1978Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ni4Pinyin reading
yeogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

boundary, border, region

Kun
さかい
On
キョウケイ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
346 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Used in names as

さかじき

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-11SKIP code
3b11.1The Kanji Dictionary
4011.6Four corner code
1457deroo
5883Unicode hex code
1-22-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1135Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1085New Nelson (John Haig)
676New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
835Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
482Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
618Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
484Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
523Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
792A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2076Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
751Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5409Morohashi
651A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
864Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
883Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
761sakade
440Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
680henshall3
787Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1036Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
387Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
495Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jing4Pinyin reading
gyeongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level