Jisho

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えん 縁
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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
Other forms
縁 【えにし】、縁 【え】、縁 【えに】、江に 【えに】
Notes
江に: Ateji (phonetic) reading.

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