縁
N1えん en
- chance
- fate
- destiny
- relation
- bonds
- connection
- karma
noun
Chinese meanings
缘分;关系
Chinese notes
缘分、人际关系或联系;与円(钱币、圆)同音。
Examples
- 金の切れ目が縁の切れ目。The end of money is the end of love.钱尽缘断。
- 戸籍上の縁は切れても、昔日の絆はそのままだ。Our connection may be cut on paper but the bonds of old remain as they were.即使户籍上的关系断绝,往日的羁绊仍然存在。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('f11ad5d8d2'); // 縁
{
"id": "f11ad5d8d2",
"word": "縁",
"reading": "えん",
"romaji": "en",
"meanings": [
"chance",
"fate",
"destiny",
"relation",
"bonds",
"connection",
"karma"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"n"
],
"jmdict_id": 1177490,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "金の切れ目が縁の切れ目。",
"furigana": "{金|かね}の{切|き}れ{目|め}が{縁|えん}の{切|き}れ{目|め}。",
"en": "The end of money is the end of love.",
"tatoeba_id": 179747
},
{
"ja": "戸籍上の縁は切れても、昔日の絆はそのままだ。",
"furigana": "{戸籍|こせき}{上|じょう}の{縁|えん}は{切|き}れても、{昔日|せきじつ}の{絆|きずな}はそのままだ。",
"en": "Our connection may be cut on paper but the bonds of old remain as they were.",
"tatoeba_id": 76182
}
],
"zh": {
"source_hash": "d37feade781f14df9ff7aaf8c375d3aa31542059dc8dd7d8e66e04f9397e9177",
"meanings": [
"缘分",
"关系"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "金の切れ目が縁の切れ目。",
"zh": "钱尽缘断。"
},
{
"ja": "戸籍上の縁は切れても、昔日の絆はそのままだ。",
"zh": "即使户籍上的关系断绝,往日的羁绊仍然存在。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/f11ad5d8d2",
"JMdict ent_seq 1177490; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"review_hash": "c91edd202efb87b8933c911e203ee9ff3d464748a7254156fb9dc7d85399f98f",
"status": "reviewed",
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"notes": "缘分、人际关系或联系;与円(钱币、圆)同音。"
}
}