Word Meaning 由縁

ゆえん yuen

由縁 is read as ゆえん (yuen) and means acquaintance.

Meaning

English

  1. acquaintance
  2. relation
  3. affinity
  4. reason

Reading

Kana

ゆえん

Romaji

yuen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 107977 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

縁由

えんゆ

motive (e.g. for an act)

血縁

けちえん

blood relative

無縁

むえん

unrelated to the teachings of Buddha

ふち

rim

因縁

いんえん

hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)

額縁

がくぶち

(picture) frame

絶縁

ぜつえん

insulation (electrical or thermal)

地縁

ちえん

territorial relationship

内縁

ないえん

de facto marriage

結縁

けちえん

making a connection (with Buddha)

離縁

りえん

dissolution of adoption

遠縁

とおえん

distant relative