Word Meaning 縁切り

えんきり enkiri

縁切り is read as えんきり (enkiri) and means separation.

Meaning

English

  1. separation
  2. divorce
  3. severing of connections

Reading

Kana

えんきり

Romaji

enkiri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 縁結び Rank 20701 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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縁を切る

えんをきる

to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse)

縁切り寺

えんきりでら

(historic) a temple in which women seeking release from marriage could take refuge

金の切れ目が縁の切れ目

かねのきれめがえんのきれめ

relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends

縁取り

ふちどり

hemming

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

縁の下

えんのした

out of sight

縁故

えんこ

relation

縁組

えんぐみ

adoption