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涯 means 'shore'
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Kun はて horizon, shore, limit, bound
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Right element is a rare kanji, 厓
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Do you consider the horizon to be far away or close to you? It seems that English and Japanese have opposite takes on this issue. Find out about that in this investigation of 涯, which means "horizon." It also means 'outer limits,' so this character gives a sense of the lines that circumscribe one's world. For instance, if it's your lot in life to be stuck living near dreadful relatives, you can convey that with 涯 (well, actually, with 境涯).
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 涯 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 涯 is used 15 times, read 2 ways.
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career(click the word for examples and links)
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