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noun
(historic) a temple in which women seeking release from marriage could take refuge

えんかつ
engiwokatsugu
expression, Godan-gu verb
to be superstitious, to believe in omens
Other readings:
縁起をかつぐ【えんぎをかつぐ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
employment of workers through (personal) connections, getting a job through one's personal connection(yojijukugo)

noun, auxillary suru verb
evacuating to the homes of one's relatives in the countryside in wartime

noun
1.
recruiting (inviting application for) through personal connections(yojijukugo)
2.
private (stock) offering (subscription)

noun, auxillary suru verb
(system of) extending complicity for a crime to the criminal's family members

noun
curb (stone), kerb
Other readings:
縁石【ふちいし】
縁石【へりいし】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to marry
Other readings:
縁づく【えんづく】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to marry off, to give in marriage

expression
don't try to force good things to happen(proverb)

expression, Godan-ru verb
to be related to someone by blood
Other readings:
縁に繋がる【えんにつながる】

えんしたから
ennoshitanochikaramochi
expression, noun
unsung hero, person who does a thankless task(idiom )

えんしたまい
ennoshitanomai
expression, noun
1.
hard work gone unnoticed, thankless task, a dance under a veranda(idiom )
2.
off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennōji temple(orig. meaning)

expression, adjective
distantly related
See also:縁が遠い

expression, adjective
unrelated, unconnected
See also:縁がない
Other readings:
縁の無い【えんのない】

expression
inscrutable are the ways people are brought together, there is no telling how people are brought together(proverb)

expression
inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together(proverb)

noun
edge, relative, relations, border

expression
having no relation with whatsoever, having nothing to do with, alien

noun
1.
connection, relationship
2.
origin, reason, cause
3.
motive (e.g. for an act)
Other readings:
縁由【えんゆう】

expression, Godan-ru verb
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse), to break off (with)

expression, Godan-bu verb
1.
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.)
2.
to form a connection (with Buddha)(Buddhist term)

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)(only relevant for えん)
5.
pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for えん)
See also:
6.
narrow open-air veranda(only relevant for えん)(also written as 椽)
Other readings:
【えにし】
【えに】
【え】
江に【えに】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading