# 縁 — bond of fate; edge

縁 means “bond of fate; edge”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: エン (en). Kun'yomi: ふち (fuchi). You'll see it in words such as 縁 (fuchi, “rim; brim”).

- Meaning: bond of fate; edge
- On'yomi: エン (en)
- Kun'yomi: ふち (fuchi)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Links & order 2

## How to remember 縁

Parts: 糸 thread · 彑 pig's head · 豕 pig

## Words with 縁

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 縁 | ふち (fuchi) | rim; brim |

## Don't confuse it with

[緑](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/green/) · [絶](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sever/) · [維](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fibre/)

## More in the “Links & order 2” set

[序](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/preface/) · [兼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/double-as/) · [秩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/regularity/) · [縁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bond-of-fate/) · [随](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-along-with/) · [該](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/the-said/) · [循](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/circulate/) · [如](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/as-if/)

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