The kanji 縁: meaning, readings and stroke order

縁

Meaning: bond, edge
On reading: エン en
Kun reading: ふち fuchi
Strokes: 15
Radical: 糸 silk
Level: Level 7 · junior high school
Old form: 緣

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: duyên, mép (duyên)
Japanese: つながり。ふち。
Korean: 인연, 가장자리 (연)
Chinese: 缘分、边缘 (缘)

Readings, words and example sentences

エン en · on reading · less common

縁えん側がわ
veranda (of a Japanese house)
縁えん側がわでお茶を飲みます。
We drink tea on the veranda.

ふち fuchi · kun reading · less common

縁ふち
rim, edge
コップの 縁ふちが欠けました。
The rim of the cup got chipped.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.