縁
えん
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun
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)
All 11 meanings
- narrow open-air veranda
- rim; brim; edge; brink
Noun, Noun, suffix
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road)- rim; brim; hem; margin; fringe; selvage
- fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
Noun
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
Example sentences
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Love cannot be compelled.
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The end of money is the end of love.
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The path is bordered with hedges.
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Break up with a guy like that.
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He has done with Susie.
More examples (10)
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So they filled them to the brim.
グラスの縁までいっぱいにして。
Fill the glass to the brim.
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She broke with her family long ago.
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Talk of marriage unexpectedly came to my older sister’s place.
テーブルの縁にグラスを置かないで下さい。
Don't put the glass near the edge of the table.
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Tom pushed Mary off the edge of the cliff.
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Our connection may be cut on paper but the bonds of old remain as they were.
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Tom made the decision to cut ties with the mafia and start life over.
あの女の子はお金に縁がなく育ったが、結婚してからは浪費家になった。
The girl had grown up without any money and when she married she became a spendthrift.
おしゃれとは縁がなく、ジーパンにティーシャツ、ジャンパーといった格好で、駅まで自転車を走らせる。
Unfashionable as it is, he rides his bike to the station dressed in jeans, a tee shirt, and a jacket.