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縁 = 彐 + 糸 + 豕

縁 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “affinity”. It is built from 彐 (broom), 糸 (thread) and 豕 (pig). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1472.

Keyword
affinity
RTK frame
1472
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エン, -ネン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふち, ふち.どる, ゆかり, よすが, へり, えにし
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
близость
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
縁 hem

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 彐 broom
  2. 糸 thread
  3. 豕 pig

How to find 縁 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “broom” + “thread” + “pig”. 縁 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 縁 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.