水みず際ぎわ
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Meanings
Noun
1. water's edge; waterside; shore
2. before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
みずぎわ
Used in vocabulary
水みず際ぎわ作さく戦せん
shoreline protection or operations
Noun
水みず際ぎわ対たい策さく
border control measures (against smuggling, disease, etc.)
Noun
Examples4
They camped at the water's edge.
Tell the children to keep away from the water's edge.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.