JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 縁: "affinity, relation, connection"
The kanji 縁 means "affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read エン, -ネン in on'yomi and ふち, ふち.どる, ゆかり, よすが, へり in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エン-ネン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふちふち.どるゆかりよすがへり
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1291 of 2,501 |
Common words with 縁
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 縁fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together) · relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
- 無縁unrelated; unconnected; irrelevant; indifferent · without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives
- 因縁fate; destiny · connection; tie; bond; origin
- 縁談marriage proposal; marriage talks
- 縁側engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses · bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
- 縁rim; brim; edge; brink
- 血縁blood relationship; consanguinity · blood relative
- 縁connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
- 縁を切るto sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
- 縁がないhave no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
- 縁のないunrelated; unconnected
- 腐れ縁(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
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