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Kanji for Fate
The kanji for “fate” is 縁, read en and written in 15 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
fate
The invisible thread that brings people together.
In Japan, 縁 (en) is the fate behind every meaningful meeting.
15 strokes On reading エン、-ネン (en, -nen) Kun reading ふち、ふちどる、ゆかり (fuchi, fuchidoru, yukari) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: affinity, relation, connection, edge, border
Readings used for names on Nazuke: en
Names written with 縁: Spencer 寿縁冴 · Benjamin 縁慈明 · Ben 縁 · Jen 慈縁 · Wen 縁 · Yen 縁 · Gwen 久縁 · Owen 央縁 · Tien 知縁 · Angel 縁慈得 · Henry 縁里 · Keven 希縁 and 29 more
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