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淵

淵: deep pool

deep pool; abyss
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Readings

On
エン・カク・コウ
Kun
ふち・かたい・はなわ

Water radical: a deep pool. Not 縁 (rim, edge), though both can be read ふち. 渕 is a common variant form.

Key words

淵ふちdeep pool; the depths
深淵しんえんabyss
淵源えんげんorigin; source

Example sentences

The deep pool in the river flows slowly, and big fish lurk in it.

That novel is a work that peers into the abyss of the human heart.

The origin of this festival goes back to a Shinto rite over a thousand years ago.

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