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堺: boundary

boundary; Sakai (place name)
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Readings

On
カイ
Kun
さかい

Used almost only in the city name 堺 (Sakai, Osaka), read さかい. For an ordinary border, the common kanji is 境.

Key words

堺さかいSakai (city in Osaka)
国堺くにざかいold provincial border

Example sentences

Sakai City in Osaka has many large, ancient burial mounds.

The stone marker at the pass shows the old provincial border.

Knives from Sakai are popular with professional cooks.

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