Memory phrase for the Kanji: 縁

縁

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Meaning rim, edge, ties, relation, fate, karma

Pronunciation

EN
fuchi

Explanation

Left: thread 糸, right: hand ヨ and: pig 豕

Mnemonic
 
If you are bound by a thread at the hand like a pig, you are on the edge, and that is your fate.

Radicals

糸 thread
handSeveral characters are used for hand: ,ナ, 扌, 手,ヨ,又. The hand can be seen with the forearm on the right and the fingers on the left.
豕 pigname of the radical: inoko This radical is also used in this simplified way 亥.
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 Vocabulary

縁 えん  a means, e.g. of living
縁 へり  edge, rim, margin
縁側 えんがわ  veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor
縁談 えんだん  marriage proposal, engagement
族縁 ぞくえん  relative; family ties, relation

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