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縁 ふち、ふちど.る、ゆかり、よすが、へり、えにし 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 S 糸: thread彖: divination 糸 6 緣 affinity 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...

Accepted Answer

エン、-ネン affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink 1 1291 15 120 いと・いとへん 形声 Phonetic 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. 1372

Kanji	縁
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

Affinity Pig Brink Edge Base Esp Connection People