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際会 (さいかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
meeting ; facing ; confronting
Formal or literary term for encountering a situation, event, or person, often with a sense of direct confrontation or facing something significant. Used as a noun or with する.
両りょう 国こく は 国こっ 境きょう 問もん 題だい で 際さい 会かい し て いる 。
The two countries are confronting each other over the border issue.
Similar words 直ちょく 面めん 直面 is more common and neutral for 'facing' a problem or situation directly, while 際会 is more formal and literary, often implying a significant or fateful encounter.
遭そう 遇ぐう 遭遇 emphasizes an unexpected or accidental encounter, often with something negative, whereas 際会 is broader and can be used for planned or significant meetings.
Etymology Compound of 際 (border, occasion, time) and 会 (meeting, encounter). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of meeting at a critical juncture.
