Word Meaning 縁故

えんこ enko

縁故 is read as えんこ (enko) and means relation.

Meaning

English

  1. relation
  2. connection
  3. affinity

Reading

Kana

えんこ

Romaji

enko

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 21074 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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縁故資本主義

えんこしほんしゅぎ

crony capitalism

縁故政治

えんこせいじ

crony politics

縁故主義

えんこしゅぎ

nepotism

縁故採用

えんこさいよう

employment of workers through (personal) connections

縁故募集

えんこぼしゅう

private (stock) offering (subscription)

縁故疎開

えんこそかい

evacuating to the homes of one's relatives in the countryside in wartime

特別縁故者

とくべつえんこしゃ

person with a special relationship (e.g. in inheritance)

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