縁 – affinity, relation, connection

15 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1291 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 縁 means affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is エン、-ネン (en, nen); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ふち、ふち.どる、ゆかり、よすが、へり、えにし (fuchi, fuchidoru, yukari, yosuga, heri, enishi). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 糸 (no. 120).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	エン	en
On’yomi	-ネン	nen
Kun’yomi	ふち	fuchi
Kun’yomi	ふち.どる	fuchidoru
Kun’yomi	ゆかり	yukari
Kun’yomi	よすが	yosuga
Kun’yomi	へり	heri
Kun’yomi	えにし	enishi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 糸 (Kangxi radical 120). Components: ヨ・糸・幺・小・豕.

Words using 縁

縁ふちrim縁えんfate縁側えんがわengawa縁談えんだんmarriage proposal縁へりedge (of a river, woods, etc.)

Example sentences

彼らは水瓶を縁まで一杯にした。

They filled the jug to the brim.

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金の切れ目が縁の切れ目。

The end of money is the end of love.

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戸籍上の縁は切れても、昔日の絆はそのままだ。

Our connection may be cut on paper but the bonds of old remain as they were.

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Kanji with the same radical

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