The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

1846 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: world

Kunyomi: さかい

Onyomi: カイ

Composition: 土界

堺

Radical

Radical: 土

Meaning: earth

Reading: つち

Frequency: 580

Alternative forms:

(

alt radical position hen

)

土

Examples

Onyomi Examples

国界（コッカイ） border (between countries), national border

Kunyomi Examples

堺流（さかいりゅう） Sakai school of tea ceremony, Sakai school of calligraphy