| 縁 | meaning | 'affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink' |
| onyomi | エン, -ネン | |
| kunyomi | ふち, ふちど.る, ゆかり, よすが, へり, えにし |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 縁 | ふち | a means, e.g. of living |
| 縁起 | えんぎ | an omen, luck |
| 地縁 | ちえん | territorial relationship, regional bond |
| 無縁 | むえん | unrelated, without relations, unidentified, indifferent |
| 絶縁 | ぜつえん | breaking off relations; insulation (esp. electrical), isolation |
| 絶縁抵抗 | ぜつえんていこう | insulation resistance |
| 縁故 | えんこ | relation, connection, affinity |
| 縁談 | えんだん | marriage proposal, engagement |
| 血縁 | けつえん | blood relative or relationship, consanguinity |
| 養子縁組 | ようしえんぐみ | adoption (of an heir) |
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