- 1. [n] fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
- 2. [n] relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
- 3. [n] family ties; affinity
- 4. [n] opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)
- 5. [n] {Buddh} pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)
- 6. [n] narrow open-air veranda — also written as 椽
Kanji in this word
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縁
affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brinkOn: エン (en)、 -ネン (-nen)Kun: ふち (fuchi)、 ふち.どる (fuchi.doru)、 ゆかり (yukari)、 よすが (yosuga)、 へり (heri)、 えにし (enishi)
Example Sentences
金の切れ目が縁の切れ目。
kin no kireme ga heri no kireme .
The end of money is the end of love.
戸籍上の縁は切れても、昔日の絆はそのままだ。
kosekijou no heri ha kire temo , sekijitsu no kizuna hasonomamada .
Our connection may be cut on paper but the bonds of old remain as they were.