縁 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
道4Junior high level ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
- On
- エン・-ネン
- Kun
- ふち・ふち.どる・ゆかり・よすが・へり・えにし
- Meaning
- edge; connection; ties
Origin
糸 "thread" with 彖: hemming the edge of cloth — an edge, and ties between people.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| エン | 縁故・縁日・血縁 「因縁」は，「インネン」。 |
|---|---|
| ふち | 縁・縁取り・額縁 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 縁側えんがわ
veranda
- 有縁うえん
having a connection
Example
縁側に座って庭を見た。
I sat on the veranda and looked at the garden.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)