国境 (kokkyou) Japanese meaning: national border | KotomoraThat river forms the border between the two countries.
I crossed the border into the neighboring country.
Usage patterns
〈場所〉と国境を接するto share a border with <place>
That country shares a border with France.
国境を越えるto cross the border
The refugees crossed the border to flee to the neighboring country.
国境が引かれるfor a border to be drawn (between countries)
After the war, a new border was drawn.
〈場所〉との国境the border with <place>
Tensions are rising at the border with China.
weakened border; porous border; open border
border area; border zone; borderland
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; the reading くにざかい is normally written in kana or as 国境.
