also: ふちいし · へりいし
noun
curb; kerb
Refers to the stone or concrete edging along a road or sidewalk.
車が縁石に乗り上げた。
The car ran up onto the curb.
歩道の縁石に腰掛けて休んだ。
I sat on the curb of the sidewalk and rested.
Alternate reading; less common than えんせき.
Compound of 縁 (en, 'edge') + 石 (seki, 'stone'). The alternate readings ふちいし and へりいし use the kun'yomi for 縁.