界

さかい

境

[sakai]

Meanings

1.Noun

border; boundary

2.Noun

turning point; watershed

3.Noun

area; region; spot; space; environment

4.Noun

psychological state; mental state

5.Noun

《Buddhism》cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind

この川が二つの県の界になっている。

This river forms the boundary between the two prefectures.

界を越えて向こう側に行った。

I crossed the border and went to the other side.

昔はこの石が村の界だったらしい。

Apparently this stone used to mark the village boundary.