Noun を境にして JLPT N1

Noun wo sakai ni shite

Means 'as a turning point', 'since (time)', or 'from (time) on'.

Formation

Noun + を境に(して)

Explanation

The grammar point 'Noun を境にして' is used to indicate a significant change or turning point marked by a specific event or time. It means that after this boundary, some situation changes or a new state begins.

Example sentences

父の死を境にして、彼の性格が一変した。

His personality changed completely since his father's death.

Chichi no shi wo sakai ni shite, kare no seikaku ga ippen shita.
試験を境にして、休暇を取る予定です。

I plan to take a vacation after the exam.

Shiken wo sakai ni shite, kyuka wo toru yotei desu.
春を境にして、新しい生活を始めるつもりだ。

I intend to start a new life from spring onwards.

Haru wo sakai ni shite, atarashii seikatsu o hajimeru tsumori da.
彼女は入学を境にして、ファッションに興味を持ち始めた。

She began to take an interest in fashion from the time she entered school.

Kanojo wa nyuugaku wo sakai ni shite, fasshon ni kyoumi o mochi hajimeta.