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

縁

affinity, relation, connection

on: エン、-ネン
kun: ふち、ふち.どる、ゆかり、よすが

15 strokes · JLPT 1

取

take, fetch, take up

on: シュ
kun: と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり

8 strokes · JLPT 2

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

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.