りん
臨
かい
界

noun

  1. boundary.
  2. Physics terminology.(nuclear) criticality.

noun or verb acting predominately

  1. critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
りん
臨
かい
界
 臨界 りんかい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

look to, face, meet
リン　のぞ.む　み (6th, N1)
bend down, bow, lie prostrate
ガ　ふ.せる　ふせ.る (Kentei Pre-1)
retainer, subject
シン　とみ　おみ (4th, N2)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
goods, refinement, dignity
ヒン　しな　ホン (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
accuse, argue, dispute
world, boundary
カイ (3rd, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
jammed in, shellfish, mediate
カイ　すけ　ゆき (7th, N2)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ