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国際 (こくさい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N4 Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Meanings 1
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
international
Used as a noun or の-modifying noun, especially in compounds and set phrases referring to matters between countries or involving multiple nations.
さい
関かん
係けい
を
学まな
ん
で
いる
。
She is studying international relations at university.
2
noun
diplomatic intercourse ; relations between states
obsolete term
Obsolete noun sense referring to diplomatic intercourse or dealings between countries; in modern Japanese, 外交 or 国際関係 would usually be used depending on context.
Written forms 国こく 際さい Usage 100%
Standard modern spelling; commonly used before another noun, as in 国際会議 and 国際関係.
國こく 際さい Usage <1%
search-only kanji form
Old-character form of 国際; useful for searching older texts or traditional-style writing, but not the normal modern spelling.
Similar words 国こく 内ない Means 'domestic' or 'within the country'; it contrasts with 国際, which looks beyond one country.
世せ 界かい 的てき Means 'worldwide' or 'global'; 国際 emphasizes relations or involvement between nations, while 世界的 emphasizes scope across the world.
外がい 交こう Means 'diplomacy' or 'foreign affairs'; it is the normal modern word for official dealings between states, especially where the obsolete sense of 国際 might appear in older writing.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 国, 'country', and 際, 'between, border, occasion'; the spelling transparently points to matters between countries.
