きょう
Meanings
Noun
1. border; boundary
usu. さかい
2. turning point; watershed
often ...を境に
when read as "さかい"
3. area; region; spot; space; environment
usu. きょう
4. psychological state; mental state
usu. きょう
5. cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind
when read as "きょう"
Kanji used
border
Pitch accent
きょ
Used in vocabulary (39 in total)
environment; circumstance
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
one's (living) environment
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
favorable circumstances; prosperity
fairyland; enchanted land
land border; boundary
state boundary; provincial boundary
adversity; sad circumstances
boundary; border; precinct; grounds
poem's locale
beautiful place
state of complete self-effacement; trance
intoxication (by liquor, music, etc.); rapture; fascination
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
feeling of a painting; atmosphere of a painting; mood of a painting; state of mind when painting; mood to paint
county boundary; district border
grounds of a Shinto shrine; enchanted land; abode of immortals and gods
human habitation
change toward a borderless world; development of a borderless world
all places; all circumstances
Examples (3 in total)
There is a fence marking the boundary between our yard and the neighbor's.
Our country borders on several countries.
The country borders on two other countries.