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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
BOOST
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)
エン   affinity; edge   ふち edge, hem, brim   
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yo = to yell / say hi
シ   いと thread   
コウ   え stream, creek   
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コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
スイ   みず water   
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