国こっ境きょう

also: くにざかい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

national border; border between countries

Refers to the geographical or political boundary between two nations.

〈場所ばしょ〉〉と国境こっきょうを接せっするto share a border with <place>
その国くにはフランスと国こっ境きょうを接せっしている。
That country shares a border with France.
国こっ境きょうを越こえるto cross the border
難なん民みんたちは国こっ境きょうを越こえて隣りん国ごくへ逃にげた。
The refugees crossed the border to flee to the neighboring country.
国こっ境きょうが引ひかれるfor a border to be drawn (between countries)
戦せん争そうの後あと、新あたらしい国こっ境きょうが引ひかれた。
After the war, a new border was drawn.
〈場ば所しょ〉との国こっ境きょうthe border with <place>
中ちゅう国ごくとの国こっ境きょうで緊きん張ちょうが高たかまっている。
Tensions are rising at the border with China.

境きょう界かいN2
境界 is a general term for any boundary, while 国境 specifically means the border between two nations.

国こっ交こうN1
国交 (diplomatic relations) and 国境 (national border) sound and look similar but refer to completely different concepts.
辺へん境きょう
国境 is the actual border line between countries, while 辺境 is the sparsely populated outlying area near or beyond settled territory.
水みず際ぎわ
国境 is the actual geographic border line between countries, while 水際 (sense 2) refers to the control measures taken at ports and airports before entry.

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国境Usage100%
- こっきょう
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- くにざかい
国くにざかいUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; the reading くにざかい is normally written in kana or as 国境.
国界
- こっきょう
  Rarely used kanji form; learners will almost always encounter 国境.
- くにざかい
  rarely-used kanji form
くにざかい

Compound of 国 (kuni, 'country') and 境 (sakai, 'border'), with the reading こっきょう derived from the on'yomi of the kanji.