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Crocuta
24 Dec 2018

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What is the difference between 境目　さかいめ and 境界　きょうかい ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

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mfuji
24 Dec 2018

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They are very similar, but there's a bit difference.

境界 is a borderline ON a thing. Usually it is a border which divides a thing into two or more.
境目 is a border BETWEEN two things. It tends to be used for a border to connect two or more things.
e.g.
土地の境界に白い線を引いた。
ブロックとブロックの境目に草が生えた。

And 境目 tends to be used as a single word while 境界 tends to be used in compound words, such as 境界線 or 管理境界.

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Deleted user
24 Dec 2018

I suppose they are same in common use.

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mfuji
24 Dec 2018

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They are very similar, but there's a bit difference.

境界 is a borderline ON a thing. Usually it is a border which divides a thing into two or more.
境目 is a border BETWEEN two things. It tends to be used for a border to connect two or more things.
e.g.
土地の境界に白い線を引いた。
ブロックとブロックの境目に草が生えた。

And 境目 tends to be used as a single word while 境界 tends to be used in compound words, such as 境界線 or 管理境界.

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25 Dec 2018

I'm sorry Crocuta. I did huge mistake at last. so I deleted it.
let me try again please. I'm sorry for bother you.


境界 is an idea. it is invisible.
境目 is a outline or a sign which show you 境 = 境界

境界線 is same as 境目. landmark, line of stones, fence, paint, etc... or a certain number / degree.
境界点 is dot of 境界.
境界面 is surface of 境界.

境 is more commonly and spoken-ish.
目(in here) means line, point.

境界 sounds more technical-ish. it is closer philosophy, law, physics, mathematics, or business.

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Crocuta
25 Dec 2018

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@bantam don't worry, you've been of great help! the main idea is that 境界=境　<--both are ideas, invisible things (imaginary lines written on maps). 目and 線 here mean the same (line, a visible thing). So if you add the same elements (線=目) to two things that mean the same　(境界=境) you'll obtain two words that mean the same 境界線=境目 <-- two visible things (fences, stones etc..).

what do you both think? @mfuji
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Deleted user
25 Dec 2018

thanks
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mfuji
26 Dec 2018

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@Crocuta
I don't think so.
For example, 境目 can be used for a seam in a cloth, but neither 境界 nor 境界線 can't be used for it.
Similarly, 境界 nor 境界線 can't be used for a border of struta.
In other hand, 境界（線） is only used for a military demarcation line, but 境目 can't be used for it.

So, 境界 is same to 境, but 目 is differeent from 線.
目 is a border between different two thing and it connects (seams) them.
線 is a line which divides an object into two or more parts.

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