A hedge or fence; a planted or constructed boundary that separates one area from another.
家の前に低い垣根を作って小さな花壇にした。
I made a low hedge in front of the house and turned it into a small flower bed.
古い和風の家には立派な垣根が残っていることが多い。
Old Japanese-style houses often still have fine hedges.
通路沿いの垣根が伸びすぎて視界を遮っている。
The hedge along the path has grown too much and is blocking visibility.
Figuratively, a border or limit; a figurative boundary or constraint separating one thing from another.
言論の自由にも垣根があると感じる場面がある。
There are times when one feels that even freedom of speech has its limits.
伝統と革新の間に垣根を作らないことが重要だ。
It's important not to create a barrier between tradition and innovation.