縁
縁·connection, fate, edge
- On-yomi
- エン
- Kun-yomi
- ふち
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 縁 | えん | relationship, fate, connection |
| 縁 | ふち | edge, rim |
| 縁側 | えんがわ | veranda of a Japanese house |
| 額縁 | がくぶち | picture frame |
Example sentences
ここで会えたのも何かの縁ですね。
ここであえたのもなにかのえんですね。
It must be fate that we met here.
コップの縁が少し欠けている。
コップのふちがすこしかけている。
The rim of the cup is slightly chipped.
夏の夕方、縁側に座って涼んだ。
なつのゆうがた、えんがわにすわってすずんだ。
On summer evenings we sat on the veranda to cool off.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 額縁 as がくえん — in this word 縁 is ぶち
- Confusing 縁 (エン, connection) with 緑 (みどり, green) at a glance
Memory aid
Picture it
The thread radical 糸 again — an invisible thread tying two people together, and also the thread-thin edge that runs around the rim of a thing.
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