noun
joint; link; knot; connection point
Refers to the point where two things are joined, tied, or connected, whether physically (like a knot in a rope, a seam, a joint in wood) or abstractly (a link in a chain of reasoning).
ロープのつなぎ目がほどけそうだ。
The knot in the rope looks like it's about to come undone.
このパイプのつなぎ目から水が漏れている。
Water is leaking from the joint of this pipe.
The connection between the parts of the story was unnatural.
Compound of 繋ぎ (つなぎ, continuative form of 繋ぐ 'to connect, tie') + 目 (め, 'point, spot'). Literally 'connecting point'.