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縁 means 'affinity' or 'edge'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 870   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-7    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 69 words   Used in 196 words   Used in 81 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   エン
Kun
   ふち edge, hem, brim
Additional readings
Kun    ゆかり   よすが   へり   えにし   -ネン   ふちどる
Variants
缘 (Chinese)   緣  
Notes
The right side is descended from 彖 (pig with snout) (pig with snout), and the idea is that the 'rougher' part of the thread is the edge.
The modern form of the right side combining ヨ and 豕 (pig) does not exist as a kanji.
The common meaning 'affinity' is an extended meaning ('edge of a relationship').
Components
⿰  糸 thread  ⿱  ヨ (彐) yo = to yell / say hi  豕 pig  
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See also
緑 green  録 record  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 縁 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 縁 is used 180 times, read 7 ways (with 2 variations).
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エン : 150 words FIND ALL
え ん ぎ 0
noun
1. omen; sign of luck
2. origin; causation  (see also: 因果関係)
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ふち : 5 words FIND ALL
ふ ち 2
noun
rim; brim; edge; brink
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へり : 4 words FIND ALL
deckle-edged (e.g. paper)  (see also: 耳付き)
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ゆかり : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
violet  (see also: 紫色; archaic)
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よすが : 1 word FIND ALL
よ す が 1 よ す が 0
Most common form: 便
noun
1. something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means
2. someone to rely on; relative
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ふち (read as ぶち) : 9 words FIND ALL
が く ぶ ち 0
Most common form: 額ぶち
noun
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
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-ネン (read as ねん) : 6 words FIND ALL
い ん ね ん 0
noun
1. fate; destiny
2. connection; tie; bond; origin
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ふち (read as ぷち) : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
riverside; riverbank
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ふちどる : 1 word FIND ALL
ふ ち ど る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to (add a) border or fringe
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An additional 緑 less common words include 縁 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1030  Joy o' Kanji : 1030  Key to Kanji: - 

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縁
エン   affinity; edge   ふち edge, hem, brim   
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豕
pig
ヨ
yo = to yell / say hi
糸
シ   いと thread   
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