Vocab Info

A4 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

(へり)edge (of a river, woods, etc.), shoulder (of a road), rim, brim, hem, margin, fringe, selvage, fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.), edging

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

      1.

      edge (of a river, woods, etc.), shoulder (of a road)

      Usually written using kana alone, sometimes べり as a suffix
    2. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

      2.

      rim, brim, hem, margin, fringe, selvage

      Usually written using kana alone
    3. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

      3.

      fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.), edging

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    縁 【へり】

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    Examples

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      (みずうみ)(えん)には安全(あんぜん)(しがらみ)()ててあります。

      A safety fence is set up at the edge of the lake.

      (つくえ)(えん)(ひじ)をぶつけてしまってアザができた。

      I hit my elbow on the edge of the desk and got a bruise.

        (がけ)(えん)()つような危険(きけん)なことはしないで(くだ)さい。

        Please don't do anything dangerous like standing on the edge of a cliff.

          (せん)()いをしてしまい、(せん)(えん)から(うみ)()いてしまいました。

          I got seasick and threw up from the edge of the boat into the sea.

          (ほん)(えん)(しょく)々なところにぶつかってしまうから、いくつか(きず)がある。

          Since the edges of the book have bumped into various things, they have some damage.

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