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縁えん

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えん
Meaning
    1. ①
      fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
      金かねの切きれ目めが縁えんの切きれ目め。
      The end of money is the end of love.
    2. ②
      relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
      戸籍上こせきじょうの縁えんは切きれても、昔日せきじつの絆きずなはそのままだ。
      Our connection may be cut on paper but the bonds of old remain as they were.
    3. ③
      family ties; affinity
    4. ④
      opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)
      Only applies to えん
    5. ⑤
      Buddhism
      pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)
      Only applies to えん
      See also: 因 (いん)
    6. ⑥
      narrow open-air veranda
      Only applies to えん
      also written as 椽
Kanji
縁 エン affinity, relation, connection
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縁へり

#82,853
へり
Meaning
    1. ①
      edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road)
      sometimes べり as a suffix
    2. ②
      rim; brim; hem; margin; fringe; selvage
    3. ③
      fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
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