縁ふち

ふ

ち

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の縁ふちthe rim/edge of an object
コップの縁ふちに口くちをつけて飲のんだ。
She drank by putting her lips to the rim of the cup.
縁ふちが欠かけるthe rim/edge chips or breaks off
古ふるいお皿さらの縁ふちが欠かけている。
The rim of the old plate is chipped.
〈場ば所しょ〉の縁ふちに立たつto stand at the edge/brink of a place
彼かれは崖がけの縁ふちに立たって景色けしきを眺ながめた。
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking at the view.

Expressions

角かく縁ぶちの眼鏡めがねhorn-rimmed glasses; bop glasses

Kanji

縁affinity, relation, connection

Related words

端はしN2
端 is a general word for the end or edge of anything, while 縁 specifically names the rim or border of an object like a cup, plate, or frame.
エッジ
縁 is the everyday native Japanese word for the rim or border of an object, while エッジ is a loanword often used for sharper, more technical or stylistic edges.
ボーダー
縁 is the everyday word for the edge or rim of an object, whereas ボーダー tends to describe a visible border line or decorative edging.

Opposites

中ちゅう心しんN3
中心 refers to the center of something, the opposite of 縁, which is the outer rim or edge.

Don't confuse with

縁えんN2
Written with the same kanji, 縁 read as えん means 'fate' or 'relationship', while 縁 read as ふち means the physical rim or edge of something.
縁えん側がわN1
縁側 (えんがわ) is the traditional Japanese veranda, while 縁 (ふち) is a general word for the edge or rim of an object, even though they share the same kanji.

Word family· 16

額がく縁ぶち
picture frame; frame · architrave; door/window frame
黒くろ縁ぶち
black rim; black edge
三さん角かく縁ぶち神しん獣じゅう鏡きょう
triangular-rimmed mirror with deity and animal motifs
目ま縁ぶち
eyelid margin; edge of the eyelid
細ほそ縁ぶち
thin rim; thin edge

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金きん縁ぶち
gilt edges; gold rims
銀ぎん縁ぶち
silver-rimmed; silver-framed
回まわり縁ぶち
cornice; crown molding
盆ぼんの縁ふち
edge of a tray
フチなし
rimless (glasses) · borderless (printing)
縁ふち取どり
hemming; bordering; edging
縁ふち取どる
border; edge; fringe; hem

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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%

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).