みずぎわ
Mizugiwa
Other forms: 水ぎわ
Also read: すいさい
水際 (Mizugiwa) is a Japanese noun meaning “water's edge, waterside, shore, before coming ashore”.
Meanings
- nounwater's edge; waterside; shore
- nounbefore coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
Examples
彼らは水際でキャンプをした。
They camped at the water's edge.
子供たちに水際に近づかないようにいいなさい。
Tell the children to keep away from the water's edge.
馬を水際まで連れて行くことは出来るが、水を飲ませることは出来ない。
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).