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縁 (ふち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

縁ふち

ふ

ち

○

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

rim; brim; edge; brink

Refers to the outer edge or border of a physical object, such as a cup, plate, hat, cliff, or frame.

コップの縁ふちにひびが入はいった。
There is a crack in the rim of the glass.
帽ぼう子しの縁

ふち

が

広ひろ

い

の

で

日ひ

差ざ

し

を

よく

遮さえぎ

る

。

The brim of the hat is wide, so it blocks the sunlight well.

Written forms

縁ふちUsage11%
Standard kanji spelling for the rim or edge of an object.
ふちUsage69%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji 縁 might be confused with えん (fate, relationship).
フチUsage20%

Kanji

縁affinity, relation, connection

Similar words

縁えん
Read as えん, this kanji means 'fate', 'relationship', or 'connection', not a physical edge.
端はし
端 (はし) is a more general word for 'edge' or 'end' of something, while 縁 (ふち) specifically refers to the rim or brim of an object.

Etymology

The kanji 縁 originally referred to the hem or border of clothing, later extended to the rim or edge of objects. The reading ふち is a native Japanese word (kun'yomi).