Word Meaning 縁側

えんがわ engawa

縁側 is read as えんがわ (engawa) and means bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish).

Meaning

English

  1. bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
  2. meat at the base of a fin
  3. engawa
  4. external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses

Reading

Kana

えんがわ

Romaji

engawa

Writing Variants

  • 椽側 えんがわ engawa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 7313 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

縁起

えんぎ

dependent arising

ふち

rim

縁談

えんだん

marriage proposal

縁日

えんにち

temple festival

縁の下

えんのした

out of sight

縁切り

えんきり

separation

縁故

えんこ

relation

縁組

えんぐみ

adoption

縁結び

えんむすび

marriage

縁起物

えんぎもの

talisman

縁台

えんだい

bench

縁遠い

えんどおい

having little prospect of marriage

Example Sentences

1

I spent that day listening to the lonely scrapings of a pen. During that time, from time to time, I heard a Java sparrow twittering. It occurred to me that maybe Java sparrows twitter out of loneliness too. I walked out to the veranda to see. Nevertheless, flying to and fro between two perches busily and incessantly, it did not show the slightest hint of grievance.