縁側・椽側|えんがわengawa[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounengawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses
2. nounbone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin

• Related回廊かいろうWrittenA covered corridor surrounding or connecting buildings, found mainly at temples and palaces; written register. 「縁側」 is the wooden veranda outside a residence.
• RelatedベランダNeutralA loanword for a roofed, railed balcony projecting from a house, typical of Western-style buildings; 「縁側」 is a traditional Japanese wooden veranda.
• Related歩廊ほろうWrittenFormal written word for a corridor with an earthen or tiled floor, or a covered walkway; also a station platform. 「縁側」 is the wooden veranda outside a house.
• RelatedヴェランダNeutralAn alternate katakana spelling of 「ベランダ」 meaning balcony; rare. 「縁側」 is the wooden veranda along the outside of a Japanese-style house.

Use 「縁側」 for the wooden veranda outside a traditional Japanese house, as in 「縁側で日向ぼっこ」. For a Western-style balcony say 「ベランダ」; for long corridors at temples or palaces, 「回廊」.

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1. 日本にっぽんの家屋かおくで畳敷たたみじきの部屋へやの屋外おくがいに面めんした細長ほそながい板敷いたじきの部分ぶぶん。
2. ひらめやかれいの魚肉ぎょにくのうち、ひれを動うごかす筋肉きんにくの部位ぶい。こりこりとした食感しょっかんで、刺身さしみや寿司すしのねたの一ひとつ。