継ぎ目・継目|つぎめtsugime[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounjoint; seam; joining point
   いすの継ぎ目つぎめはぐらぐらしていた。↗

   The joints of the chair were loose.

• Synonym縫い目ぬいめNeutralStitches or the seam line made by sewing; also the sutures closing a wound. It is the sewing term, while 「継ぎ目」 is for joining two things in general.
• Synonym継手つぎてNeutralA joining part, as in carpentry or plumbing fittings; also a successor or heir. Technical in flavor; 「継ぎ目」 is the general word for the seam where two things meet.
• Synonym合わせ目あわせめNeutralThe seam where two things are fitted face to face, as in 「ドアの合わせ目」; stresses the meeting line of parts placed against each other.
• Synonym綴じ目とじめNeutralWhere things are bound or stitched together, such as the binding of a book; the emphasis is on binding rather than joining in general.
• Synonym接ぎ目はぎめNeutralA seam where pieces are spliced together, typically cloth or boards; rarer than 「継ぎ目」.
• Synonymつなぎ目つなぎめCasualColloquial word for a connection point, as in 「つなぎ目が目立つ」; in meaning the closest of all to 「継ぎ目」.

Use 「継ぎ目」 for the seam where two things join, as in 「レールの継ぎ目」. For sewn stitches pick 「縫い目」, for parts fitted together 「合わせ目」, for book binding 「綴じ目」, and for technical couplings 「継手」; 「つなぎ目」 is its colloquial near-twin.

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1. 物ものと物ものとの継ぎ合つぎあわせた部分ぶぶん。
2. 骨ほねの関節かんせつ。