縁故

Reading

Kana: えんこ

Romaji: enko

Definition

noun

1

relation; connection; affinity

Kanji

縁

Readings: エン、 -ネン、 ふち、 ふちど.る、 ゆかり、 よすが、 へり、 えにし

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

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently