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縁
On'yomi
エン・-ネン
EN / NEN
Kun'yomi
ふち・ふち.どる・ゆかり・よすが・へり・えにし
fuchi / fuchidoru / yukari / yosuga / heri / enishi
affinity · relation · connection · edge · border · verge · brink
Details
Strokes15
Frequency#1291
Radical糸silk(6)
Old Form緣
Stroke Order
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Strokes15
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of thread and phonetic. Relationship bound by thread.
Symbolism
Marriage tie, fate, connection. Represents mysterious bonds between people.
Spiritual Meaning
Represents fateful connections between people, important concept in Japanese spiritual culture based on Buddhist karma.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Shrine for marriage ties
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
合縁奇縁
あいえんきえん
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate; a couple strangely but happily united
親類縁者
しんるいえんじゃ
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin; one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law)
因果因縁
いんがいんねん
cause and effect; karma; retribution; cause and effect
Proverbs & Idioms
縁の下の力持ち
えんのしたのちからもち
The strongman under the porch
An unsung hero