Word Meaning 縁組

えんぐみ engumi

縁組 is read as えんぐみ (engumi) and means adoption.

Meaning

English

  1. adoption
  2. forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.)

Reading

Kana

えんぐみ

Romaji

engumi

Writing Variants

  • 縁組み えんぐみ engumi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 21315 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

養子縁組

ようしえんぐみ

adoption (of a person)

特別養子縁組

とくべつようしえんぐみ

special adoption

普通養子縁組

ふつうようしえんぐみ

regular adoption (official adoption with the consent of both parties and without dissolving the relationship with the biological parents)

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

縁切り

えんきり

separation

縁故

えんこ

relation

縁結び

えんむすび

marriage