| 縁 | ふち | (surrounding) edge |
| 無縁 | むえん | unrelated, without relations, unidentified, indifferent |
| 因縁 | いんねん, いんえん | hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things); fate, destiny; connection, origin; pretext |
| 血縁 | けつえん | blood relative or relationship, consanguinity |
| 縁起 | えんぎ | omen |
| 絶縁 | ぜつえん | breaking off relations, disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical), isolation |
| 地縁 | ちえん | territorial relationship, regional bond |
| 縁故 | えんこ | relation, connection, affinity |
| 養子縁組 | ようしえんぐみ | adoption (of an heir) |
| 縁談 | えんだん | marriage proposal, engagement |
