15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1
affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
Kun'yomi
ふ ち rim ふ ち ど る to border ゆ か り connection (to a person, place, etc.) よ す が something to rely on ②someone to rely on ③reminder へ り edge (of a river, woods, etc.) ②rim ③fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.) え に し fate ②relationship (e.g. between two people) ③family ties ④opportunity
On'yomi
エ ン fate ②relationship (e.g. between two people) ③family ties ④opportunity -ネン
Character Breakdown
affinity, relation, connection
エン -ネン ふち (7th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
Contained In
Common Words
fate ②connection ③pretext ④hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)
unrelated ②without relations (esp. of a deceased person) ③unrelated to the teachings of Buddha
References
| Unicode hex code | 7E01 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-17-79 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 3585 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 4553 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1386 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1754 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 940 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1269 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1372 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1472 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1362 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 2660 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1244 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 27656P |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1030 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1131 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1183 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1641 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1790 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 732 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1548 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1384 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 6a9.10 |
| Four corner code | 2793.2 |
| De Roo Code | 2751 |