• 縁ふち — edge / rim
• 縁えにし — bond / connection / fate
• 縁側えんがわ — veranda
• 縁起えんぎ — omen / auspice
• 縁談えんだん — marriage proposal / match talk
• 血縁けつえん — blood relation
• 縁結えんむすび — matchmaking / tying bonds
• 良縁りょうえん — good match
• 無縁むえん — unrelated / without ties
• 因縁いんねん — karmic tie / fate; pretext

With the thread radical 糸, 縁 evokes strings that tie things together — edges, relationships, and even “fate” itself. From a physical rim (縁ふち) to social and spiritual bonds (縁えにし), it’s the kanji of connection.