縁

えん

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)

noun

Example sentences

戸籍（こせき）上（うえ）の縁（ふち）は切（き）れても、昔日（せきじつ）の絆（きずな）はそのままだ。

Our connection may be cut on paper but the bonds of old remain as they were.