Word Meaning 縁の下

えんのした en no shita

縁の下 is read as えんのした (en no shita) and means out of sight.

Meaning

English

  1. out of sight
  2. in the background
  3. unnoticed
  4. under the veranda

Reading

Kana

えんのした

Romaji

en no shita

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 20306 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

縁の下の舞

えんのしたのまい

off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennōji temple

縁起

えんぎ

dependent arising

ふち

rim

縁側

えんがわ

bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

縁談

えんだん

marriage proposal

縁日

えんにち

temple festival

縁切り

えんきり

separation

縁故

えんこ

relation

縁組

えんぐみ

adoption

縁結び

えんむすび

marriage

縁起物

えんぎもの

talisman

Example Sentences

1

He is an unsung hero.