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I researched several dictionaries and I am unable to precisely identify the
term. Thank you.
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What are the colored borders of a tatami called?
They are called 「へり」 or 「畳{たたみ}（の）へり」.

The pitch accent is on the 「り」, which would mean that many J-learners would
tend to pronounce the word incorrectly by placing the accent on the first
syllable 「へ」.

It is 「[へり]{LH}」.

Put the accent on the 「へ」 and you will be saying the katakana word 「ヘリ」
meaning " **helicopter** " instead -- 「[ヘリ]{HL}」.

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