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6 words matching '縁' found
縁 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
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Reading : よし   
noun
1. reason; significance; cause
2. piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...  (this meaning is restricted to form 由)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 108,570 which gives a rank of 3,928
由 is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 800 (about 1,250,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5201
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
かれ
どこ
ってしまった
よし
ない
There is no way of knowing where he's gone.
それについて
よし
なかった
She had no way to know about it.
なに
こる
よし
ない
There is no knowing what may happen.
よし
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 11,000 (about 64,100,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4458
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
BOOST
Reading : よし   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 706,000,000 results)
BOOST
Reading : よし   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 101,000,000 results)
縁 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
便
BOOST
Readings : よすが    よすか   
便 can be read in 2 ways: よすが (80%), よすか (20%).
noun
1. something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means
2. someone to rely on; relative
3. reminder; memento
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 61,031 which gives a rank of 16,009
便 is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 950,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1268
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BOOST
Readings : よすが    よすか   
因 can be read in 2 ways: よすが (80%), よすか (20%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 706,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 13923
BOOST
Readings : よすが    よすか   
縁 can be read in 2 ways: よすが (60%), よすか (40%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 101,000,000 results)
縁 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
ゆかり
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noun, noun (suffix), 'no' adjective
related to (some person or place); affinity; connection  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 52,457 which gives a rank of 24,004
ゆかり is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 14,000 (about 47,800,000 results)
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Example sentences:
さいきん
最近
なる
えいが
映画
ゆかり
fragment, headline etc.
Places associated with recent noteworthy movies
かまくら
鎌倉
げんじ
源氏
ゆかり
です
Kamakura is a place noted in connection with the Genji family.
ここ
れきし
歴史
ゆかりある
まち
です
This is an historic city.
所縁
BOOST
Reading : ゆかり   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 179,000 (about 403,000 results)
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Reading : ゆかり   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 101,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2324
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縁 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
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Reading : ふち   
noun
rim; brim; edge; brink
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 94,972 which gives a rank of 5,770
縁 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 101,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
こうがい
郊外
きおく
記憶
ぶんがく
文学
とともに
とうきょう
東京
ふち
ある
title of book, album etc.
Memories of the Suburbs: Walking with Literature Through the Tokyo Suburbs
ふち
ちい
さく
かけた
しっそ
質素
かけ
とうき
陶器

It's a plain-looking piece of pottery with a slightly chipped edge.
テーブル
ふち
グラス
かないで
くだ
さい

Don't put the glass near the edge of the table.
ふち
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 57,000 (about 7,120,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
縁 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Readings : えん    えにし    えに      
縁 can be read in 4 ways: えん (70%), え (10%), えに (10%), えにし (10%).
noun
1. fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
2. relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
3. family ties; affinity
4. opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)  (this meaning is restricted to reading えん)
5. pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)  (see also: ; Buddhist term; this meaning is restricted to reading えん)
6. narrow open-air veranda  (also written as 椽; this meaning is restricted to reading えん)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 82,950 which gives a rank of 10,032
縁 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 101,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 2289
Example sentences:
かれ
スージー
えん
った

He has done with Susie.
かれ
えん
した
ちからも
力持

He is an unsung hero.
ああいう
おとこ
えん

Break off with such a man as that.
江に
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Reading : えに   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 134,000 (about 734,000 results)
縁 is an exact match with the following word:
BOOST
Reading : へり   
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)
3. fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging  (often written with kana only)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 24,457 which gives a rank of 115,455
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 101,000,000 results)
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ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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イン   cause   よ to depend on   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
box, enclosure   
エン   affinity; edge   ふち edge, hem, brim   
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pig
yo = to yell / say hi
シ   いと thread   
便
convenience; tidings   ビン tidings   ベン convenience   たよ tidings, news   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
コウ   さら again   ふける grow late   ふかす stay up late   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
crossed swords
ショ   ところ place   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
コ   と door   
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corpse
コウ   え stream, creek   
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コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
スイ   みず water   
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