- 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。
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。
Our connection may be cut on paper but the bonds of old remain as they were.