Jisho

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Words — 85 found

Noun
1. fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
  • かね
  • きれめ切れ目
  • えん
  • きれめ切れ目
The end of money is the end of love.
Noun
2. relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
  • こせき戸籍
  • じょう
  • えん
  • 切れて
  • せきじつ昔日
  • きずな
  • そのまま
Our connection may be cut on paper but the bonds of old remain as they were.
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3. family ties; affinity
Noun
4. opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)Only applies to えん
Noun
5. pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)Buddhism, Only applies to えん, See also
Noun
6. narrow open-air verandaOnly applies to えん, also written as 椽
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縁 【えにし】縁 【え】縁 【えに】江に 【えに】
Notes
江に: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
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Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
1. edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road)Usually written using kana alone, sometimes べり as a suffix
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
2. rim; brim; hem; margin; fringe; selvageUsually written using kana alone
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
3. fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edgingUsually written using kana alone
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Noun
1. connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinityUsually written using kana alone
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所縁 【ゆかり】所縁 【しょえん】
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Noun
1. something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means
Noun
2. someone to rely on; relative
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3. reminder; memento
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縁 【よすか】因 【よすが】因 【よすか】便 【よすが】便 【よすか】
Notes
よすか: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. よすか: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. よすか: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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Noun
1. omen; sign of luck
  • えんぎ縁起
  • しお
  • まいて
  • きよ清める
We sprinkle salt to ward off bad luck.
Noun
2. origin; history; causation
Noun
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
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4. PratītyasamutpādaThe doctrine of dependent origination or dependent arisin... Read more
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縁起 【いんえん】
Notes
いんえん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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Noun
1. glaucomaMedicine
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2. GlaucomaGlaucoma is an eye disease in which the optic nerve is da... Read more
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Conjunction
1. therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reasonUsually written using kana alone
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仍って 【よって】依って 【よって】依て 【よって】仍て 【よって】
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Noun
1. engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese housesSee also
Noun
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
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3. EngawaEngawa refers to the typically wooden strip of flooring i... Read more
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椽側 【えんがわ】
Notes
椽側: Rarely-used kanji form.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. unconnected; weakly related; alien; far beyond (one's means, ability)
  • わたし私の
  • 読んだ
  • ぼうけんだん冒険談
  • じっせいかつ実生活
  • とは
  • えんどお縁遠い
The adventures I read about are absent from my life.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. having little prospect of marriage
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.)
Noun
2. adoptionLaw, See also 養子縁組
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縁組み 【えんぐみ】
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Noun
1. curb (stone); kerb
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2. Curb (road)</div> A curb (American English), or kerb, is the edge wh... Read more
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縁石 【ふちいし】縁石 【へりいし】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated toSee also 縁のない
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縁が無い 【えんがない】
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えんしたちから 力持
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. unsung hero; person who does a thankless taskIdiomatic expression
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えん 縁起
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. ill-omened; unlucky
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Noun
1. temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
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2. EnnichiEnnichi (縁日; lit. "related day") is a day believed to hav... Read more
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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
1. out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; under the verandaIdiomatic expression
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Kanji — 1 found

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15 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
On: エン -ネン
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Sentences — 52 found

  • jreibun/92/1
    • つうこうちゅう通行中
    • くるま
    • にわざとぶつかり、交通事故に
    • 遭った
    • ふりをして
    • いんねん因縁
    • をつけ、
    • ろじょう路上
    • で治療費や賠償金を要求してくる、いわゆる「
    • あたりや当たり屋
    • 」がいる。なんとも、あこぎなことをする
    • れんちゅう連中
    • がいるものだ。
    There are so-called “car accident fakers” who deliberately get hit by moving cars, fein injuries, and then create a dispute on the road, extorting medical expenses and compensation for damages. What a bunch of crooks! Jreibun
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