Translation

縫い目 / 継ぎ目 / 境目

Meaning

Seam is the line where two pieces of cloth, metal, or other material are joined. It can also be a layer of coal or ore in the ground. It sounds like seem, but seem is a verb meaning appear.

Examples

• ジャケットの縫い目がほつれていました。
  The seam of the jacket was coming apart.
• 技術者はパイプの継ぎ目を検査しました。
  The engineer inspected the seam in the pipe.