Japanese symbol for “bordering”
縁取り
ふちどり
Romaji: fuchidori
hemming; bordering
In Japanese, bordering is 縁取り, read ふちどり (fuchidori).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt hemming; bordering
Written forms: 縁取り. Readings: ふちどり、へりとり.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無縁 | むえん muen | unrelated; unconnected; irrelevant |
| 縁起 | えんぎ engi | omen; sign of luck |
| 血縁 | けつえん ketsuen | blood relationship; consanguinity |
| 因縁 | いんねん innen | fate; destiny |
| 額縁 | がくぶち gakubuchi | (picture) frame |
| 縁側 | えんがわ engawa | engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses |
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 買取 | かいとり kaitori | purchase; buying; buying out |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bordering”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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