縁切り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
縁 切
えん
Grade: S 		き
Grade: 2
Alternative spelling
緣切り (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 縁 (en, "relation") + 切る (kiru, "cut connection with").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞ŋʲkʲiɾʲi]

Noun

縁(えん)切(き)り • (enkiri) 

  1. severing off connections such as spousal, paternal, fraternal etc.

Derived terms

  • 縁切(えんき)り寺(でら) (enkiridera): (historical) a temple in which women seeking release from marriage could take refuge

Verb

縁(えん)切(き)りする • (enkiri suru) intransitive suru (stem 縁(えん)切(き)りし (enkiri shi), past 縁(えん)切(き)りした (enkiri shita))

  1. separate, break off connections
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