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水際対策 (みずぎわたいさく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The government strengthened border control measures to prevent the influx of infectious diseases.
As a border control measure, quarantine at airports is being strictly enforced.
Kanji 対 vis-a-vis, opposite, even Related words 検けん 疫えき 検疫 specifically refers to quarantine procedures, while 水際対策 is a broader term encompassing all border control measures, including customs and immigration checks.
入にゅう 国こく 管かん 理り 入国管理 focuses on immigration control and the management of people entering a country, whereas 水際対策 includes measures against goods, diseases, and other threats at the border.
Etymology Compound of 水際 (water's edge, border) and 対策 (measures, countermeasures). The term likely gained prominence in modern Japanese through government and media usage in the context of border security and public health.
