seam; binding crease
Refers to the line or crease where pages are bound together, such as in a book or notebook.
The binding of this book is getting weak.
ノートの綴じ目に沿ってページを切り取る。
Tear out the page along the binding crease of the notebook.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing.
Compound of 綴じ (連用形 of 綴じる, 'to bind') and 目 ('eye; line; seam').