Kanji | 縁 |
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Onyomi | エン、-ネン |
Kunyomi | ふち、ふちど.る、ゆかり、よすが、へり、えにし |
English | affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink |
Examples | 縁(ふち): rim; brim; edge; brink 縁談(えんだん): marriage proposal; engagement 縁側(えんがわ): (1) veranda; porch; balcony; open corridor (2) bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish) 縁(ゆかり): related to (some place); affinity; connection 縁(えん): (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) pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes) (6) narrow open-air veranda 縁(へり): edge; tip; margin |
JLPT Level | 1 |
Jouyou Grade | S |
Frequency | 1291 |
Components | 糸: thread 彖: divination |
Number of Strokes | 15 |
Kanji Radical | 糸 |
Radical Number | 120 |
Radical Strokes | 6 |
Radical Reading | いと・いとへん |
Traditional Form | 緣 |
Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
Keyword | affinity |
Koohii Story 1 | There once was a lonely little pig that constantly followed Spiderman, always nuzzling his leg and oinking tenderly. Spiderman finally caved in and decided to keep the little pig under one condition: the pig was to take a broom and sweep up all of Spiderman´s leftover threads after having fought crime. The pig felt such affinity for Spiderman, he happily accepted—and did a good job too. |
Koohii Story 2 | Certain people have an affinity for romantic partners who are handy with thread and a broom - it is of no consequence if they look like pigs. hmm... |
RTK Index | 1372 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_physical.properties_shape.size
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