へり

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
減り
耗り

Pronunciation

Noun

へり • (heri) ←へり (feri)?

  1. reducing; reduction

Verb

へり • (heri) ←へり (feri)?

  1. stem or continuative form of 減る (heru) [godan]

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
縁

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) へり [hèríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [he̞ɾʲi]

Noun

へり • (heri) 

  1. edge (of a geographical feature such as a pond, river etc.)
  2. rim; edge (of things in general)
  3. edge of a tatami mat

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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