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reason

HSK 10 N1
Abstract →Miscellaneous
yuán
エン、-ネン
ふち、ふち.どる、ゆかり、よすが、へり、えにし
연
Components
Traditional (緣)
糹 silk+ 彖 a hog =
緣 reason
糹 Meaning component
mì
silk
thread
彖 Phonetic component
tuàn a hog
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Japanese (縁)
糸 silk+ 彐 snout+ 𧰨 bean variant =
縁 reason
糸
糸
silk
彐
彐
snout
𧰨
𧰨
bean variant
Notes
Similar Characters
总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
縁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
缘 / 緣 [yuán]
cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along
Japanese
縁 、 所縁 ゆかり 、 しょえん 同音
noun usually kana connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
縁 、 江に (ateji) えん 、 えにし 、 えに 、 え 同音

noun

  1. fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
  2. relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
  3. family ties; affinity
  4. opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)
  5. Buddhism pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)
  6. narrow open-air veranda (also written as 椽)
縁 ふち 同音
noun rim; brim; edge; brink
縁 (rare) 、 因 (rare) 、 便 (rare) よすが 同音

noun

  1. formalusually kana something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means
  2. formalusually kana someone to rely on; relative
  3. formalusually kana reminder; memento
縁 へり 同音

noun

  1. usually kana edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road) (sometimes べり as a suffix)
  2. usually kana rim; brim; hem; margin; fringe; selvage
  3. usually kana fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (5)
鎌倉は源氏ゆかりの地です。
Kamakura is a place noted in connection with the Genji family.
金の切れ目が縁の切れ目。
The end of money is the end of love.
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.
彼らは水瓶を縁まで一杯にした。
They filled the jug to the brim.
Japanese Names
縁 えにし
Enishi female given name
縁 えん
En female given name
縁 ちなみ
Chinami female given name
縁 ゆか
Yuka female given name
縁 ゆかり
Yukari female given name
縁 より
Yori female given name
CHINESE WORDS (56)
边缘 [biān​yuán] #3,962
edge
缘故 [yuán​gù] #6,620
reason
缘分 [yuán​fèn] #15,380
fate or chance that brings people together
无缘无故 [wú​yuán​wú​gù] #8,481
no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
无缘 [wú​yuán] #17,870
to have no opportunity
血缘 [xuè​yuán] #9,642
bloodline
人缘 [rén​yuán] #16,898
relations with other people
缘由 [yuán​yóu] #15,228
reason
有缘 [yǒu​yuán] #11,357
related
绝缘 [jué​yuán] #24,735
to have no contact with
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 無縁 [むえん] #6,736
unrelated
⭐ 因縁 [いんねん] #7,164
fate
⭐ 由 [よし] #10,424
reason
⭐ 縁談 [えんだん] #11,273
marriage proposal
⭐ 縁側 [えんがわ] #11,971
engawa
⭐ 血縁 [けつえん] #14,431
blood relationship
縁を切る [えんをきる] #17,137
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse)
縁がない [えんがない] #18,787
have no relation to
縁のない [えんのない] #20,090
unrelated
腐れ縁 [くされえん] #20,409
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
190 more items
KOREAN WORDS (7)
인연 #30,018
relationship; connection
결연
forming a relationship; relationship; ties
연분
tie; connection; relationship
절연
being estranged
지연
regionalism
혈연
blood relation; blood ties
혈연관계
blood relation; blood ties