| 1828 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1873 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 594 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1087 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1552 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1099 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1150 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1314 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1369 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2581 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1317 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1788 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1461 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22959 | Morohashi |
| 2079 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3889 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1449 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1557 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1285 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
basin, lantern festival, tray
- On:
- ボン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1654 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 盆 【ボン】 tray, family, household, Obon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead, gambler's den
- 盆栽 【ボンサイ】 bonsai, miniature potted plant
- 旧盆 【キュウボン】 Bon Festival of the lunar calendar
- 海盆 【カイボン】 ocean basin
Readings
- Korean:
- bun
Spanish
- bandeja
- fiesta de las linternas
Portuguese
- bacia
- bandeja
French
- bassin
- fête des lanternes (oBon)
- plateau
| 2074 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 8010.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76c6 | Unicode hex code |
affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1291 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縁 【エン】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
- 縁起 【エンギ】 omen, sign of luck, origin, history, causation, dependent arising, doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
- 遠縁 【トオエン】 distant relative
- 内縁 【ナイエン】 de facto marriage, common-law marriage
Kun reading compounds
- 縁 【ふち】 rim, brim, edge, brink
- 縁石 【えんせき】 curb (stone), kerb
- 盆の縁 【ぼんのふち】 edge of a tray
- 縁取る 【ふちどる】 to border, to fringe, to hem, to edge
- 縁 【ゆかり】 connection (to a person, place, etc.), relation, affinity
- 縁の色 【ゆかりのいろ】 violet
- 縁 【よすが】 something to rely on, aid, clue, way, means, someone to rely on, relative, reminder, memento
- 縁 【へり】 edge (of a river, woods, etc.), shoulder (of a road), rim, brim, hem, margin, fringe, selvage, fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.), edging
- 縁石 【えんせき】 curb (stone), kerb
- 縁 【えん】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon, dan
Spanish
- afinidad
- relación
- conexión
- borde
- frontera
- margen
Portuguese
- afinidade
- relação
- conexão
- margem
- borda
- limite
- extremidade
French
- affinité
- relation
- karma
- rapport
- bord
- bordure
| 1030 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1362 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3585 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1244 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1641 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2660 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1183 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 732 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1754 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 940 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1269 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1384 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27656P | Morohashi |
| 1386 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4553 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1372 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1472 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1790 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2751 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a9.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 2793.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7e01 | Unicode hex code |