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)

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)

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])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

縁(えん) • (en)

fate, destiny
relationship
connection, bond, tie
cause
縁, 椽: (Japanese architecture) a veranda or terrace surrounding a house: engawa
Synonym: 縁側 (engawa)

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

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“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]^[2]^[3]

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.

References

^ Nguyễn (2014).
^ Nguyễn et al. (2009).
^ Hồ (1976).

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[tdcndg-2] Nguyễn (2014).

[tdcntd-3] Nguyễn et al. (2009).

[btcn-4] Hồ (1976).

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