縁
江に
ateji (phonetic) reading
えん
縁
えにし
縁
えに
え
縁
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
fate
destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
relationship (e.g. between two people)
bond
link
connection
family ties
affinity
えん
opportunity
chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)
えん
see: 因・2
Buddhist term
pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)
えん
[also written as 椽]
narrow open-air veranda