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expressions (phrases
proverb
the events of today are destined by the past ; even drawing water from the same river reveals a bond from a former life ; even chance relationships can be attributed to the working of fate
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) vínculo ; lazo ; relación ; conexión
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
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.
Other forms
所縁 【ゆかり】
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) suerte ; destino ; vinculo romántico predestinado
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) relación (entre dos personas) ; vinculo ; conexión personal ; karma ; afinidad
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) relación (entre dos personas)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) lazo ; vinculo ; karma ; afinidad ; destino ; conexión
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) 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.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) 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.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) family ties ; affinity
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
only applies to
えん
opportunity ; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Buddhism
only applies to
えん
pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
only applies to
えん
narrow open-air veranda
also written as 椽
Other forms
江に 【えん】 (ateji (phonetic) reading)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) 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.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) razón ; camino ; causa
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) 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.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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】
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) algo con que contar ; ayuda ; pista ; manera ; medios
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) contar con alguien ; pariente
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) recordatorio ; recuerdo
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
formal or literary term
word usually written using kana alone
something to rely on ; aid ; clue ; way ; means
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
formal or literary term
word usually written using kana alone
someone to rely on ; relative
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
formal or literary term
word usually written using kana alone
reminder ; memento
Other forms
因 【よすが】 (rarely used kanji form) · 便 【よすが】 (rarely used kanji form)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun
word usually written using kana alone
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.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun
word usually written using kana alone
rim ; brim ; hem ; margin ; fringe ; selvage
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun
word usually written using kana alone
fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.) ; edging
