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  [(2)はし]    meaning:  edge  rank: 1
☆ の端から落ちた ⇨ A book fell from the edge of a desk

  [(2)ふち]    meaning:  edge  rank: 3
☆ 帽子のつばの縁 ⇨ The edge of the brim of a hat  (☛ Usually an edge of something thin)

  [(2)へり]    meaning:  edge  rank: 3
☆ 舞台のへりから落ちた ⇨ He fell from the edge of the stage

崖っ縁  [がけっぷち]    meaning:  edge  rank: 4
☆ 会社は崖っ縁に立っている ⇨ The company is at the edge of a cliff  (☛ Usually used figuratively)

剣ヶ峰  [(3)けんがみね]    meaning:  edge  rank: 4
☆ 剣ヶ峰のい ⇨ A decisive battle with no margin for error

土俵際  [どひょうぎわ]    meaning:  edge  rank: 4
☆ 人生の土俵際にいる ⇨ He is at the sumo-ring edge of life  (☛ The edge of a Sumo ring which you lose a match when you go over. Often used figuratively)