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えん
Meanings
Noun
1. fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
I think of this as fate, too.
2. relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
It seems that the bond with them has been severed.
3. family ties; affinity
There's no way I'd want to cut ties with the family I finally found.
4. opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)
when read as "えん"
We were able to reunite thanks to fate.
5. pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)
when read as "えん"
6. narrow open-air veranda
also written as 椽
when read as "えん"
Alt. forms
縁えん
95%
えん
1%
えにし
1%
江えに
Pitch accent
え
ん
Used in: 131
Used in vocabulary (83 in total)
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
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
divorce; dissolution of adoption
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Examples (13 in total)
I think of this as fate, too.
We were able to reunite thanks to fate.
The bond with him has not been broken.
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