縁側

えんがわ

veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor

Also:bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

What does 縁側 mean?

縁側 is a Japanese noun meaning veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor in English. It can also be translated as bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish) depending on context. It is written as 縁側 in kanji, えんがわ in hiragana, and engawa in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.