縁

See also: 緣, 緑, and 缘

縁 U+7E01, 縁 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7E01 ← 縀 [U+7E00] CJK Unified Ideographs 縂 → [U+7E02]

Translingual

Traditional	緣
Shinjitai	縁
Simplified	缘

Han character

縁 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+9, 15 strokes, Cangjie input 女火弓一人 (VFNMO), four-corner 2793₂, composition ⿰糹⿱彐𧰨)

1. hem

Descendants

• 𛀐 (Hentaigana character derived from Man'yōgana)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 933, character 6
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27656
• Dae Jaweon: page 1369, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 5, page 3431, character 7
• Unihan data for U+7E01

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 縁 – see 緣 (“hem; edge; brink; margin; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 緣).

Japanese

Shinjitai	縁
Kyūjitai	緣

Kanji

縁

(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 緣)

1. hem
2. margin
3. reason
4. cause
5. karma
6. destiny; fate

Readings

• Go-on: えん (en, Jōyō)^{←えん (en, historical)←𛀁ん (yen, ancient)}
• Kan-on: えん (en, Jōyō)^{←えん (en, historical)←𛀁ん (yen, ancient)}
• Kun: ふち (fuchi, 縁, Jōyō)、へり (heri, 縁)、よる (yoru, 縁る)、ゆかり (yukari, 縁)、えにし (enishi, 縁)、よすが (yosuga, 縁)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
縁
えん Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
緣 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 緣 (MC ywen).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えん [éꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

縁(えん) • (en) 

1. fate, destiny
2. relationship
3. connection, bond, tie
4. (Buddhism) cause, reason (clarification of this definition is needed (JMdict lists as "prataya, secondary cause" in opposition to 因 "hetu, direct cause", though is listed as a synonym to 因 elsewhere))

   Synonym: 因

   Coordinate term: 果

5. 縁, 椽: (Japanese architecture) a veranda or terrace surrounding a house: engawa

   Synonym: 縁側 (engawa)

See also

• 縁起(えんぎ) (engi)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
縁
ふち Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
緣 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 縁 – see the following entry.

【ふち】 [noun] rim, edge

(This term, 縁, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
縁
へり Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
緣 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 縁 – see the following entry.

【へり】 [noun] edge (of a geographical feature such as a pond, river etc.) [noun] rim; edge (of things in general) [noun] edge of a tatami mat

(This term, 縁, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
縁
よし Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
緣 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 縁 – see the following entry.

【よし】 [noun] 由, 因, 縁: reason, significance Alternative spellings 由, 因

(This term, 縁, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
縁
ゆかり Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
緣 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 縁 – see the following entry.

【ゆかり】 [noun] related to, has some connection with, has an association with Alternative spelling 所縁

(This term, 縁, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 6

Kanji in this term
縁
よすが Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
緣 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 縁 – see the following entry.

【よすが】 [noun] something to rely on; a connection, affinity [noun] someone to rely on; a relative [noun] an opportunity, way, means Alternative spellings 因, 便

(This term, 縁, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

• “縁”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Vietnamese

Han character

縁: Hán Việt readings: duyên

1. Variant of 緣, see there for more details.
   • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎^[2], lines 75–76:

     㐌空縁畧庄麻
     時之𡭧約噲󰑼縁𡢐

     Đã không duyên trước chăng mà,
     Thì chi chút ước gọi là duyên sau.

     In a previous life, she was fated to be alone.
     We may hope her fate for her next life is to meet someone.