Vocab Info
N1 Noun
縁fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
Noun
2.
relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection
Noun
3.
family ties, affinity
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4.
opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)
Only applies to えんNoun
5.
pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)
Noun
6.
narrow open-air veranda
also written as 椽, Only applies to えん
All Forms
縁 【えん】、縁 【えにし】、縁 【えに】、縁 【え】、江に 【えに】
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今の夫とは、縁があって結ばれました。
I was brought together with my husband by fate.
悪の道に走った兄と兄弟の縁を切ることにした。
I decided to sever my family ties with my brother after he went down a dark path.
親友とは前世からの縁で繋がっているような気がします。
I feel like my best friend and I are connected by a bond that dates back to a past life.
今の親友とは、進級時に隣の席になったのが縁で友達になりました。
I became friends with my current best friend because fate had us seated next to each other when we moved up in rank.
金の切れ目は縁の切れ目という諺の通り、僕が一文無しになると多くの人が離れていった。
Just as the saying goes, 'When the money runs out, so do the connections,' many people left me when I became broke.
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