Entry
  1. Noun

    (undesirable but) inseparable relationship

    腐れ縁と思ってあきらめる。
    Make the best of one's lot with fatal resignation.

Also written くされ縁【くされえん】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rot, decay, sour

Kun
くさ.る-くさ.るくさ.れるくさ.れくさ.らすくさ.す
On
Strokes
14
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1225 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
3-3-11SKIP code
3q11.3The Kanji Dictionary
0022.7Four corner code
553deroo
8150Unicode hex code
1-41-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1532Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4835New Nelson (John Haig)
3162New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3921Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2022Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2729Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1023Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1099Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1400A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1378Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29625Morohashi
1755A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1245Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1312Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1679Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1727Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1730Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1011Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1032Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu3Pinyin reading
buKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink

Kun
ふちふち.どるゆかりよすがへりえにし
On
エン-ネン
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1291 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 44

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-6-9SKIP code
6a9.10The Kanji Dictionary
2793.2Four corner code
2751deroo
7e01Unicode hex code
1-17-79JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3585Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4553New Nelson (John Haig)
1386New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1754Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
940Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1269Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1372Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1472Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1362A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2660Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1244Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27656PMorohashi
1030A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1131Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1183Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1641Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1790Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
732Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1548Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1384Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan2Pinyin reading
yeon, danKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
44WaniKani level