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さかい

nounnoun (generic)Buddhism

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Meanings

  • border, boundary
  • turning point, watershed
  • area, region, spot, space, environment
  • psychological state, mental state
  • cognitive object, something perceptible by the sense organs or mind

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Example sentences

ここがふたつのくにさかいだ。

This is the border between the two countries.

その出来事できごとかれ人生じんせいさかいになった。

That event became a turning point in his life.

かわむらまちさかいになっている。

The river forms the boundary between the village and the town.

ゆめ現実げんじつさかいからなくなってきた。

The boundary between dream and reality has become unclear to me.

瞑想めいそうつづけるうちに、自分じぶん他者たしゃさかいかんじなくなる境地きょうちたっしたという。

It is said that through continued meditation, one can reach a mental state where the boundary between oneself and others is no longer felt.