縁

• 読み: ふち
• ローマ字: fuchi
• 漢字の分解: 縁 (en/fuchi) — edge, rim; also fate (when read えん)
• 発音: /ɸɯ.tɕi/

意味

Edge; rim; border. The outer boundary of a surface or object.

When read as ふち, this noun refers to the physical edge or rim of an object: コップの縁 (koppu no fuchi, rim of a glass), 崖の縁 (gake no fuchi, edge of a cliff), 帽子の縁 (boushi no fuchi, brim of a hat). Note that the same kanji 縁 read as えん means fate/connection/bond, which is a completely different meaning. The ふち reading is specifically for physical edges.

例文

1. コップの縁が欠けているので気をつけて。
2. プールの縁に座って足を水に入れた。
3. 崖の縁に立つのは危ないからやめなさい。

使い方ガイド

場面: physical descriptions, safety, daily objects

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 縁 combines 糸 (thread radical) and elements suggesting connection/border. When read ふち, it refers to the physical margin or edge where something ends.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal