Jisho

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Words — 86 found

Noun
1. omen; sign of luck​
  • えんぎ縁起
  • に
  • しお塩
  • を
  • 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 nothing​Buddhism, Abbreviation, See also 因縁生起, orig. meaning
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4. Pratītyasamutpāda​The 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. glaucoma​Medicine
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Conjunction
1. therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason​Usually written using kana alone
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仍って 【よって】、依って 【よって】
Notes
因って: Rarely-used kanji form. 仍って: Rarely-used kanji form. 依って: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses​See also 縁
Noun
2. bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin​Only applies to 縁側, See also 担鰭骨
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3. Engawa​Engawa 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
  • 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
  • 。
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. adoption​Law, 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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Noun
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
  • 。
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
  • 。
Our connection may be cut on paper but the bonds of old remain as they were.
Noun
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 因
Noun
6. narrow open-air veranda​Only 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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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to​See also 縁のない
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縁が無い 【えんがない】
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えんしたちからも 縁の下の力持ち
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. unsung hero; person who does a thankless task​Idiomatic expression
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えんぎ 縁起でもない
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. Ennichi​Ennichi (縁日; lit. "related day") is a day believed to hav... Read more
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Noun
1. under the veranda; under the floor​
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
2. out of sight; in the background; unnoticed​Idiomatic expression, See also 縁の下の力持ち
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. separation; divorce; severing of connections​
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Kanji — 1 found

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15 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
縁
affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
On: エン、 -ネン
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Names — 31 found

えにし 【縁】
Female given name
1. Enishi​
えん 【縁】
Female given name
1. En​
ちなみ 【縁】
Female given name
1. Chinami​
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