Words — 65 found
えん
縁
1. fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
- かね金
- の
- きれめ切れ目
- が
- えん縁
- の
- きれめ切れ目 。
2. relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
- こせき戸籍
- じょう上
- の
- えん縁
- は
- き切れて
- も 、
- せきじつ昔日
- の
- きずな絆
- は
- そのまま
- だ 。
3. family ties; affinity
4. opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)Only applies to えん
5. pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)Buddhism, Only applies to えん, See also 因
6. narrow open-air verandaOnly applies to えん, also written as 椽
縁 【えにし】、縁 【え】、縁 【えに】、江に 【えに】
江に: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
えんぎ
縁起
1. omen; sign of luck
- えんぎ縁起
- に
- しお塩
- を
- まいて
- きよ清める 。
2. origin; history; causation
3. dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothingBuddhism, Abbreviation, See also 因縁生起, orig. meaning
縁起 【いんえん】
いんえん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
えんがわ
縁側
2. bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a finOnly applies to 縁側, See also 担鰭骨
椽側 【えんがわ】
椽側: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. bench
えんどお
縁遠い
1. unconnected; weakly related; alien; far beyond (one's means, ability)
- わたし私の
- よ読んだ
- ぼうけんだん冒険談
- は
- じっせいかつ実生活
- とは
- えんどお縁遠い 。
2. having little prospect of marriage
えんしたちからも
縁の下の力持ち
1. unsung hero; person who does a thankless taskIdiomatic expression
1. temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
1. separation; divorce; severing of connections
えんした
縁の下
1. out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; under the verandaIdiomatic expression
1. relation; connection; affinity
1. relative; relation
えんき
縁を切る
1. to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
えんい
縁は異なもの
1. inscrutable are the ways people are brought together; there is no telling how people are brought together; marriages are made in heavenProverb, See also 縁は異なもの味なもの