縁

ええにえにしえんふちへりゆかりよすかよすが

Meaning

縁ええにえにし

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

family ties
affinity

縁えん

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

family ties
affinity

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

opportunity
chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

narrow open-air veranda

縁ふち

Word or expression in common usage

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

edge

縁へり

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

edge
tip
margin

縁ゆかり

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

related to (some place)
affinity
connection

縁よすか

out-dated or obsolete kana usage

something to rely on
aid
clue
way
means

out-dated or obsolete kana usage

someone to rely on
relative

out-dated or obsolete kana usage

reminder
memento

縁よすが

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

something to rely on
aid
clue
way
means

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

someone to rely on
relative

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

reminder
memento

Translations

bond
border
brim
curb
edging
emotional ties
frame
fringe
hem
limbus《医》
marge
margin
margo〈ラテン語〉
rim

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
- meaningaffinity; relation; connection; edge; border; verge; brink

Sentences

軟木の絶縁された部屋およびよいヒーターはサウナのための絶対必要である。
An insulated soft-wood room and a good heater are the absolute necessities for a sauna.
正直なところ、その当時の僕は血縁がどうとか、続柄がどうとか、そういう話はまるで理解出来ちゃいなかった。
Truthfully, at that time, I didn't have the first idea about such talk: family links, blood relations or whatever.
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.
現代の日本で錬金術といえば、比喩的にしか使われない。モラルや羞恥心と無縁の政治屋や宗教家が、不正な手段でカネもうけをするときに。
In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.
このお庭の方にね。縁台を出して客席を増やしたいんです。こんな感じに。
In the garden, you know. I'd like to put out benches and increase the customer seating. Like this ...
お庭の方にも縁台を並べれば、かなり座席数を確保できそうだなーと思いました。
I thought that if we lined up benches in the garden as well, we could achieve quite a seating capacity.
４８歳の川勝良一監督はことし６月に福岡を引き継いだが、４６歳の松田監督とは因縁浅からぬ関係だ。
The 48-year-old Ryouichi Kawakatsu took over as coach at Fukuoka in June this year, but his fate is closely linked with that of 46-year-old Matsuda.
腐れ縁と思ってあきらめる。
Make the best of one's lot with fatal resignation.
彼女は随分前に家族と縁を切った。
She broke with her family long ago.
彼らは水瓶を縁まで一杯にした。
So they filled them to the brim.
彼は街頭で買った絵を額縁に入れた。
He framed the picture he had bought on the street.
彼はその事件とまったく無縁ではない。
He is involved in the case a little.
彼はその一族に縁がある。
He is related to the family.
彼はスージーと縁を切った。
He has done with Susie.
彼の肖像画は装飾の施された額縁にはめられた。
His portrait was mounted in the fancy frame.
猫はトラと近縁である。
Cats are related to tigers.
南諸島のコミュニティの中にはまったくの正反対の血縁関係のパターンが観察されるであろう。
A diametrically opposed kinship pattern is to be observed among certain South Sea Island communities.
当時、貧乏は彼らにとっては無縁なものと思われた。
Poverty seemed to have nothing to do with them in those days.
男の子が縁石の方へカートをゆっくり押しやっている。
A boy is taking his sweet time pushing the cart toward the curb.
早くこの世を去ったのも彼女の因縁だ。