境(さかい)

さかい
noun
boundary, border
1. boundary, border, dividing line
The line or point that separates two areas or things.
県(けん)境(ざかい)
Prefectural border.
[Note: When used as suffix, read ざかい]
生(い)き死(し)にの境(さかい)
The boundary between life and death.
境(さかい)を越(こ)える。
To cross the boundary.
彼(かれ)らの家(いえ)は境(さかい)を接(せっ)しているので、毎日(まいにち)顔(かお)を合(あ)わせる。
Their houses share a boundary, so they see each other every day.

境(さかい) refers to boundaries.

COMMON USES:

  • 県(けん)境(ざかい) (prefectural border)
  • 国(くに)境(ざかい) (national border)
  • 境(さかい)目(め) (borderline, turning point)
  • 〜を境(さかい)に (from ~ onwards)

NOTE: As a suffix, often read ざかい.

SIMILAR:

  • 境(さかい): boundary (general)
  • 境界(きょうかい): boundary (formal)
  • 国境(こっきょう): national border
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Added 2026.1.11 17:56 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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