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国境 (こっきょう) — national or state border | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

国境

こっきょう

noun

Meanings

1national or state border
2border (between countries)
3national border

Example sentence

国境でパスポートの提示を求められた。

I was asked for my passport at the border.

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Kanji in this word

国Country8 strokes 境Boundary, Border, Region14 strokes

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