境さかい目め

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to the line, point, or area where two places, states, categories, or qualities meet or change into one another. It can be physical or abstract.

ここが東とう京きょう都とと神か奈な川がわ県けんの境さかい目めです。
This is the boundary between Tokyo and Kanagawa.
昼ひると夜よるの境さかい目めの空そらがきれいだった。
The sky at the boundary between day and night was beautiful.
善ぜん悪あくの境さかい目めはいつもはっきりしているとは限かぎらない。
The borderline between good and evil is not always clear.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉と〈場ば所しょ〉の境さかい目めthe boundary between one place/thing and another
この川かわが二ふたつの県けんの境さかい目めになっている。
This river forms the boundary between the two prefectures.
境さかい目めがないthere is no clear dividing line
都と会かいと田舎いなかの境さかい目めがなくなってきた。
The line between city and countryside has become blurred.
季き節せつの境さかい目めthe turning point between seasons
季き節せつの境さかい目めは体たい調ちょうを崩くずしやすい。
It's easy to fall ill at the change of seasons.
生せい死しの境さかい目めthe line between life and death
彼かれは生せい死しの境さかい目めをさまよった。
He hovered between life and death.

Kanji

境boundary, border, region
目eye, class, look

Related words

境きょう界かいN2
境界 is a more formal or technical term for a boundary (used in law, geography, or science), while 境目 is the everyday word for the point where two things meet or change.
境さかいN3
境 broadly means a border or edge, whereas 境目 specifically highlights the exact line or transition point between two areas or states.
分わかれ目め
分かれ目 often refers to a fork or decisive turning point in outcomes, while 境目 simply marks where two things meet or separate without implying a decision.
ボーダーライン
境目 is a native Japanese word for the point where two things meet or change, while ボーダーライン emphasizes a threshold or cutoff more than a simple dividing point.
継つぎ目めN1
継ぎ目 marks where two pieces are physically joined, while 境目 refers more broadly to a boundary or dividing line, not necessarily a physical join.

Counted with

箇か所しょN2
Used when referring to a specific place or point in a boundary; not a general everyday counter for the noun itself.

Built from

境さかい+目め

Written forms

境さかい目めUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling for this noun meaning a boundary line or borderline.
さかいめUsage1%

Etymology

A compound of 境, meaning a border or boundary, and 目, used here in the sense of a visible point, line, or mark. The compound denotes the point or line that marks a boundary.