Vocab Info

A4 Noun, Noun 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 suffix

      1. 1.

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

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

        rim, brim, hem, margin, fringe, selvage

        Usually written using kana alone
      3. 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)(ふち)には安全(あんぜん)(さく)()ててあります。

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

    • (つくえ)(ふち)(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)(ふち)()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、(ふね)(へり)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)(ふち)色々(いろいろ)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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