界隈

• 読み: かいわい
• ローマ字: kaiwai
• 漢字の分解: 界 (kai) — world, boundary, realm; 隈 (wai/kuma) — nook, recess, surroundings
• 発音: /ka.i.wa.i/

意味

Neighbourhood; vicinity; surrounding area; a particular quarter or district. Also used for a community or scene (especially online).

A noun used to describe the area around a specific place, often evoking the character or atmosphere of that area. In modern internet and social media usage, 界隈 has extended to mean a community or scene — for example, アニメ界隈 (the anime community) or SNS界隈 (the social media scene). Both uses are now widely current.

例文

1. 神楽坂界隈には趣のある石畳の路地が今も残っている。
2. 映画界隈では新しい監督の作品が話題になっている。
3. この界隈には昔ながらの商店が並んでいて、散歩が楽しい。

使い方ガイド

場面: geography, community, internet culture, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 界 (kai, world/boundary) and 隈 (wai/kuma, nook/recess). Classically referred to the surrounding nooks of a given area; now broadened to any associated community.

文化的背景

時代: Traditional–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal