Word Meaning 三界

さんがい sangai

三界 is read as さんがい (sangai) and means past, present and future existences.

Meaning

English

  1. past, present and future existences
  2. the three realms of existence
  3. the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened
  4. far-off ...
  5. distant ...

Reading

Kana

さんがい

Romaji

sangai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 78316 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三界流転

さんがいるてん

endless cycle of rebirth through the three worlds of past, present, and future existences

第三世界

だいさんせかい

Third World

三方

さんぼう

small offering stand

三者

さんしゃ

three persons

三度

さんど

third (interval)

三代

さんだい

third generation

三文

さんもん

three one-mon coins

三色

さんしょく

three colours

三春

さんしゅん

three spring months

三体

さんたい

The Three-Body Problem (2008 novel and subsequent adaptations)

業界

ぎょうかい

business world

世界

せかい

realm governed by one Buddha