engawa

English

Etymology

Romanization of Japanese 縁側 (engawa) or 掾側 (engawa).

Noun

engawa (plural engawas or engawa)

  1. (Japanese architecture) A veranda or terrace surrounding a house.
  2. A ribbon of flesh around a fish's fin, prized for making sushi.

Meronyms

  • nure-en (濡れ縁)
  • kure-en (榑縁)
  • kirime-en (切目縁)
  • takesunoko-en (竹簀の子縁)

See also

Japanese

Romanization

engawa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えんがわ
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