Vocab Info
A4 Noun, Noun suffix
縁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
Noun, Noun suffix
1.
edge (of a river, woods, etc.), shoulder (of a road)
Usually written using kana alone, sometimes べり as a suffix2.
rim, brim, hem, margin, fringe, selvage
Usually written using kana alone3.
fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.), edging
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
縁 【へり】
Details
へ
り
Examples
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湖の縁には安全柵が立ててあります。
A safety fence is set up at the edge of the lake.
机の縁に肘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.
崖の縁に立つような危険なことはしないで下さい。
Please don't do anything dangerous like standing on the edge of a cliff.
船酔いをしてしまい、船の縁から海へ吐いてしまいました。
I got seasick and threw up from the edge of the boat into the sea.
本の縁は色々なところにぶつかってしまうから、いくつか傷がある。
Since the edges of the book have bumped into various things, they have some damage.
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