閾
閾: threshold
threshold
16 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 3 words here
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シキ・イキ・キョク・ヨク
Kunくぎり・しきい
Seen in 閾値 (いきち or しきいち, a threshold value) and 識閾 (しきいき); alone it can be しきい, the threshold of a door.
Key words
閾値いきちthreshold value
閾しきいthreshold
識閾しきいきthreshold of consciousness
Example sentences
このセンサーは、温度が閾値を超えると警報を鳴らす。
This sensor sounds an alarm when the temperature exceeds the threshold.
刺激が識閾を超えて、初めて人は音に気づく。
A person notices a sound only when the stimulus rises above the threshold of awareness.
古い家の閾をまたいだ瞬間、懐かしい匂いが鼻をくすぐった。
The moment I stepped over the threshold of the old house, a familiar smell tickled my nose.