縁

Affinity

WaniKani level 44 JLPT N1 Joyo general useTop 1,000-1,500 · #129115 strokes

Meanings

Affinity, Relation, Connection, Edge, Border, Verge, Brink

On'yomi

えん、 -ねん

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

ふち、ふちど.る、ゆかり、よすが、へり、えにし

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

縁 is written in 15 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

縁 (Affinity) is taught on WaniKani at level 44 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1291 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 15 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 44

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Words using 縁

因縁いんねんfate 縁ふちrim 縁起えんぎomen 縁側えんがわengawa 縁談えんだんmarriage proposal 額縁がくぶち(picture) frame 血縁けつえんblood relationship

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