這界

Japanese

Kanji in this term
這	界
しゃ Jinmeiyō	かい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゃ​かい [sháꜜkàì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠ka̠i]

Noun

這(しゃ)界(かい) • (shakai) 

1. (literary, rare) this world

   Synonym: 斯界

   • 1936, 阿部知二, 冬の宿:

     「諸君(しょ​くん)！今回(こ​んかい)は這界(しゃかい)の泰斗(たいとう)犬田(けんた)先生(せんせい)を迎(むか)えまして」

     “Sho​kun! Ko​nkai wa shakai no Taitō Kenta sensei o mukaemashite”

     Gentlemen! This time, we welcome this world's Taitō Kenta-sensei.

References

• “這界”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000