縁切り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
縁 切
えん
Grade: S		 き
Grade: 2

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞ŋʲkʲiɾʲi]

Noun

縁切り (hiragana えんきり, rōmaji enkiri)

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

Derived terms

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

Verb

縁切りする (intransitive, hiragana えんきりする, rōmaji enkiri suru)

  1. separate, break off connections
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