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Illustration of 継ぎ目

継つぎ目め

つぎめ tsugime Play N1 Noun

Meanings and examples

二つのものをつなぎ合わせた部分。 a joint; joining point

Example 1

いすの継つぎ目めはぐらぐらしていた。

The joints of the chair were loose.

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Example 2

板の継ぎ目から雨水が染み込んでいた。

Rainwater was seeping in through the joint between the boards.

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Kanji breakdown

目

N4

eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor

On reading
モク、ボク
Kun reading
め、-め、ま-
Radical
目

継

N1

inherit; succeed; continue; patch; graft (tree)

On reading
ケイ
Kun reading
つ.ぐ、まま-
Radical
糸
Illustration of 一目

一目

N1

いちもく

a glance; a look; a glimpse

Illustration of 丁目

丁目

N1

ちょうめ

district of a town; city block (of irregular size)

Illustration of 中継

中継

N1

ちゅうけい

relay; hook-up

Illustration of 人目

人目

N1

ひとめ

glimpse; public gaze

Illustration of 切れ目

切れ目

N1

きれめ

break; pause; gap; end; rift; interruption; cut; section; notch; incision; end (of a task)