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今日の漢字
Secondary schoolJLPT N1

affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink

15 strokes · frequency rank #1291

On
エン、-ネン
Kun
ふち、ふち.どる、ゆかり、よすが、へり、えにし

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2

Common words

  1. ふちrim; brim; edge; brink1
    • The end of money is the end of love.

    • Kamakura is a place noted in connection with the Genji family.

    • They filled the jug to the brim.

  2. むえんunrelated; unconnected; irrelevant; indifferent2
    • Poverty seemed to have nothing to do with them in those days.

    • This metal is free of rust.

    • He is involved in the case a little.

  3. いんねんfate; destiny3
    • It was her fate to die young.

    • The 48-year-old Ryouichi Kawakatsu took over as coach at Fukuoka in June this year, but his fate is closely linked with that of 46-year-old Matsuda.

  4. ぜつえんbreaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past)4
    • An insulated soft-wood room and a good heater are the absolute necessities for a sauna.

  5. えんがわengawa5
  6. えんだんmarriage proposal; marriage talks6
  7. えんぎomen; sign of luck7
    • We sprinkle salt to ward off bad luck.

    • Seven is a lucky number.

    • Don't say such a thing.

  8. けつえんblood relationship; consanguinity8
    • Truthfully, at that time, I didn't have the first idea about such talk: family links, blood relations or whatever.

  9. ないえんde facto marriage; common-law marriage9
  10. ちえんterritorial relationship; regional bond10

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