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Kanji Details for 縁

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Stroke Count
15 Strokes
Radical
糸 + 9 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
Readings
Kun'yomi: ふち。(Jouyou Reading)
ネン、ふちど.る、ゆかり、よすが、へり、えにし。
On'yomi: エン。(Go-on, Kan-on Readings)
-ネン。

Dictionary Entries for 縁

fuchi
noun
  1. rim; brim; edge; brink

yoshi
noun
  1. reason; significance; cause
  2. piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

yukari
noun
  1. connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

en
enishi
eni
e
noun
  1. fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
  2. relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
  3. family ties; affinity
  4. opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)
  5. pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)
  6. narrow open-air veranda (also written as 椽)

yosuga
yosuka
noun
  1. something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means
  2. someone to rely on; relative
  3. reminder; memento

heri
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road) (sometimes べり as a suffix)
  2. rim; brim; hem; margin; fringe; selvage
  3. fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

Stroke Order Diagrams for 縁

Construction of Character for 縁

Radicals and parts present in 縁
» Radical thread
» Part
» Part little, small
» Part short thread radical (no. 52)
» Part pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
Kanji variants for 縁
» Traditional Chinese Character, Old Character Form
» Simplified Chinese Character

Kanji related to 縁

  • 姿

  • 綿

Meanings in Other Languages for 縁

French
  1. affinité, relation, karma, rapport, bord, bordure
Portuguese
  1. afinidade, relação, conexão, margem, borda, limite, extremidade
Spanish
  1. afinidad, relación, conexión, borde, frontera, margen

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