open veranda; nure-en
A narrow, roofed wooden veranda outside a traditional Japanese house, exposed to rain. Often used for sitting and enjoying the garden.
I sat on the open veranda and watched the rainy garden.
古い家の濡れ縁は、いい感じに風化している。
The open veranda of the old house has weathered nicely.
Standard kanji spelling.
Search-only form; not a standard written variant.
Search-only form; not a standard written variant.
Compound of 濡れ (nure, 'getting wet') + 縁 (en, 'veranda, edge'), referring to a veranda that gets wet from rain.