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JLPT N3 · Noun

縁 (en)

縁 (えん, en) is a Japanese noun meaning “fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists.

Reading
えん
Romaji
en
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together) · noun
  2. relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection · noun
  3. family ties; affinity · noun
  4. opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship) · noun
  5. pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes) · noun

Example sentences

金の切れ目が縁の切れ目。
The end of money is the end of love.
Tatoeba #179747
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.
Tatoeba #76182

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 縁

縁
affinity, relation, connectionエン・-ネン・ふち・ふち.どる · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 縁.

縁側えんがわengawa縁談えんだんmarriage proposal

Source: JMdict entry 1177490 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.