Onyomi: -ネン, エン · Kunyomi: えにし, ふち, ふち.どる, へり, ゆかり, よすが · Meanings: affinity, border, brink, connection, edge, relation, verge
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 縁 | ふち | rim, brim, edge, brink | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 縁 | えん | fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together) | JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 由 | よし | reason, significance, cause | common Noun |
| 縁 | へり | edge (of a river, woods, etc.), shoulder (of a road) | Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 縁 | ゆかり | connection (to a person, place, etc.), relation, affinity | Noun |
| 縁 | よすが | something to rely on, aid, clue, way, means | Noun |
| 縁起 | えんぎ | omen, sign of luck | common Noun |
| 緑内障 | りょくないしょう | glaucoma | Noun |
| 因って | よって | therefore, consequently, accordingly, for that reason | JLPT-N1 Conjunction |
| 縁側 | えんがわ | engawa, external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
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