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