What does 水際 mean?
水際 is a Japanese noun meaning “water's edge; waterside; shore” in English. It can also be translated as “before coming ashore” depending on context. It is written as 水際 in kanji, みずぎわ in hiragana, and mizugiwa in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
彼らは水際でキャンプをした。
They camped at the water's edge.