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6 exact word matches found in search '縁'
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noun
rim; brim; edge; brink
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noun
1. fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
2. relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
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Most common form:
noun
1. reason; significance; cause
2. piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road)  (sometimes べり as a suffix; often written with kana only)
2. rim; brim; hem; margin; fringe; selvage  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ゆかり
noun, noun (suffix), 'no' adjective
related to (some person or place); affinity; connection  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 便
noun
1. something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means
2. someone to rely on; relative
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69 words found beginning with '縁'
0
noun
marriage proposal; engagement
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0
noun
1. veranda; porch; balcony; open corridor  (see also: )
2. bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)  (see also: 担鰭骨; this meaning is restricted to form 縁側)
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noun
1. omen; sign of luck
2. origin; causation  (see also: 因果関係)
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Most common form: 縁組み
1. betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; matrimonial alliance
2. adoption  (see also: 養子縁組)
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3
noun
under the floor; out of sight; in background
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1
noun
temple festival; fair
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separation; divorce; severing of connections
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1
noun
relation; connection; affinity
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3
noun
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
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0
noun
bench
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216 words found containing '縁' in any position
Most common form: クロヘリメジロザメ
noun
copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus, only member of Carcharhinus found mostly at temperate latitudes); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark  (see also: くろへりめじろ; often written with kana only)
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2
noun
rim; brim; edge; brink
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3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to (add a) border or fringe
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Most common form: 便
noun
1. something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means
2. someone to rely on; relative
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0
Most common form: ゆかり
noun, noun (suffix), 'no' adjective
related to (some person or place); affinity; connection  (often written with kana only)
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noun
violet  (see also: 紫色; archaic)
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hemming; bordering
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deckle-edged (e.g. paper)  (see also: 耳付き)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road)  (sometimes べり as a suffix; often written with kana only)
2. rim; brim; hem; margin; fringe; selvage  (often written with kana only)
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noun
edging; frill
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