ふち

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
淵
潭
渕

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ふち [fùchíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

ふち • (fuchi) 

  1. deep pool of water, especially where a river has stagnated
    Antonym: 瀬 (“se”)
  2. (figurative) predicament (difficult situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself)
    死の淵 ― death's grip
    絶望の淵 ― the depths of despair

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
縁

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ふち [fùchíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

ふち • (fuchi) 

  1. rim, edge
    黒(くろ)縁(ぶち)眼(め)鏡(がね)
    kurobuchi megane
    black-rim glasses

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of ふち – see the following entries.
【不治】
[noun] being incurable
【不知】
[noun] ignorance (not knowing)
[noun] ignorance (lacking intelligence)
【布置】
[noun] arrangement; grouping
[verb] to arrange; to put things in appropriate places
【負値】
[noun] negative value
(This term, ふち (fuchi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ふち, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ふち.)

(The following entries do not have a page created for them yet: 付置, 扶持.)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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