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際する (さいする) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
suru verb (special), intransitive verb
arrive ; come to pass ; happen
Formal, somewhat literary intransitive suru-verb. Used for events, moments, or occasions that arrive or come about, often in written or official contexts.
し
て
、
一いち
同どう
は
緊きん
張ちょう
し
た
面おも
持も
ち
だっ
た
。
As the day of departure came, everyone looked tense.
Written forms 際さい する Usage 94%
Standard kanji spelling; the only written form.
さいする Usage 6%
Similar words 至いた る 至る is more common and neutral for 'arrive at' or 'reach', while 際する is formal and emphasizes the arrival of an event or occasion.
到とう 来らい する 到来する also means 'arrive' for events or seasons, but is less formal and more widely used than 際する.
Etymology Derived from the noun 際 (さい, 'occasion' or 'time') combined with the verb-forming suffix する. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the word has been used in formal writing since at least the early modern period.
