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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

More words with 国

外国人がいこくじん · foreignerN5 外国がいこく · foreign countryN5 国立こくりつ · nationalN2 国防こくぼう · national defenseN1 ～国～こく ·

Full entry on Jisho

nation of ~

N2

国家こっか · stateN3

国連こくれん · U.N.N1

国会こっかい · National DietN3

More words with 境

環境かんきょう · environmentN3 環境庁かんきょうちょう · Environment Agency 境さかい · borderN3 心境しんきょう · state of mind 境界きょうかい · boundaryN2 境内けいだい · grounds (esp. of shrines and temples)境遇きょうぐう · environmentN1 苦境くきょう · difficult situation

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