垣根
かきね
Meanings
- Noun hedge; fence
- border; limit
Kanji
Example sentences
- 間の垣根は友情を新鮮に保つ。
A hedge between keeps friendship green. - 間の垣根が恋をいっそう燃え立たせる。
A fence between makes love more keen. - 学校の敷地はこの垣根まで続いている。
The school grounds extend as far as this fence. - よい垣根はよい隣人をつくる。
Good fences make good neighbors. - 彼は垣根を飛び越えた。
He jumped over the hedge.
Common phrases
Words containing 垣根
- 垣根越し (かきねごし) over the fence (e.g. looking, conducting a conversation)
- 垣根越しに見る (かきねごしにみる) to look over the fence