国際

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 彼女は国際的な会社で働いています。▶ —
   She works at an international company.
2. 空港には国際線と国内線があります。▶ —
   The airport has international and domestic lines.

Collocations

Mnemonic

国際 kokusai — 国 (country) + 際 (edge, boundary, occasion). Where one country (国) meets another at its boundary (際) is "international." It rarely stands alone; it takes 的 to form 国際的 (international) or appears in compounds like 国際線 (international flights) and 国際会議 (an international conference). Its opposite is 国内 (kokunai, domestic).

Quick check

1. What is the opposite concept of 国際?

   • 国内 (kokunai, domestic)
   • 国民 (kokumin, citizen)
   • 海外 (kaigai, overseas)
   • 都会 (tokai, the city)