1A hedge or fence made of trees, bamboo, etc., built along the boundary of a garden or plot of land.
庭の垣根に沿ってアサガオを植えた。
I planted morning glories along the garden hedge.
隣の家との間には低い垣根しかない。
There's only a low hedge between our house and the neighbor's.
台風で垣根が倒れてしまった。
The hedge was knocked down by the typhoon.
2A figurative boundary or barrier between people or things, in a psychological or social sense.
世代を超えた交流には垣根を越える努力が必要だ。
Cross-generational interaction requires effort to overcome barriers.
あの店では常連もそうでない人も垣根なく話している。
At that shop, regulars and newcomers alike chat without any barriers between them.