JLPT N3 Intermediate
際
Formal ‘when’ or occasion; physical edge or brink
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際に common usage
1 Noun
"When" / "On the occasion of"
Indicates a specific time or occasion, functioning as a formal equivalent to 時 (とき).
Example
非常 の 際 に は 、 この ボタン を 押し て ください 。
In case of an emergency, please press this button.
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2 Noun
"Edge" / "Brink"
Designates a physical edge, boundary, or the immediate verge of a significant event.
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