縁故

Japanese
Kanji in this term
縁 故
えん
Grade: S		 こ
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

縁故 (hiragana えんこ, rōmaji enko)

  1. family relationship, consanguinity
  2. a relative, a blood relative
    縁 (えん)故 (こ)は一人 (ひとり)もいない。
    Enko wa hitori mo inai.
    I have no blood relatives.
  3. affinity, social relations, social connection
    縁 (えん)故 (こ)のある会社 (かいしゃ)に就職 (しゅうしょく)できる。
    Enko no aru kaisha ni shūshoku dekiru.
    You can get a job in a company where you have connections.
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