1
cavity margin (e.g. tooth, body)
Other forms
か縁 【かえん】
1
connection (to a person, place, etc.);relation;affinity
鎌倉は源氏ゆかりの地です。
Kamakura is a place noted in connection with the Genji family.
1
Yukari
Other forms
所縁 【ゆかり】
1
fate;destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
金の切れ目が縁の切れ目。
The end of money is the end of love.
2
relationship (e.g. between two people);bond;link;connection
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.
3
family ties;affinity
4
only applies to
えん
opportunity;chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)
5
only applies to
えん
pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)
See also:
因 (いん)
6
only applies to
えん
narrow open-air veranda
also written as 椽
1
En
Other forms
江に 【えん】 (ateji (phonetic) reading)
1
rim;brim;edge;brink
彼らは水瓶を縁まで一杯にした。
They filled the jug to the brim.
1
reason;significance;cause
それについては知る由もなかった。
She had no way to know about it.
2
only applies to
由
piece of information that one has heard;I hear that ...;it is said that ...
Other forms
因 【よし】 · 縁 【よし】
1
something to rely on;aid;clue;way;means
2
someone to rely on;relative
3
reminder;memento
Other forms
因 【よすが】 (rarely used kanji form) · 便 【よすが】 (rarely used kanji form)
1
edge (of a river, woods, etc.);shoulder (of a road)
sometimes べり as a suffix
彼女のドレスのへりはほころびていた。
The border of her dress was torn.
2
rim;brim;hem;margin;fringe;selvage
3
fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.);edging
1
Enishi
1
Chinami
1
Yuka
1
Yori