えん

縁

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)

N3Noun

Noun

fate•destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)

Noun

relationship (e.g. between two people)•bond•link•connection

Noun

family ties•affinity

Noun

opportunity•chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)

Noun

pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)

Noun

narrow open-air veranda

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)はその一族に縁(えん)がある。

He is related to the family.

金(かね)の切れ目が縁(えん)の切れ目。

The end of money is the end of love.

戸籍上(じょう)の縁(えん)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.

affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink

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