縁

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 縁 is read えん. It means a connection between people or an association that makes an opportunity possible.
• Basic usage: It covers a relationship formed while traveling and access obtained through the father's connections.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• An ongoing connection
  • 人との縁が今も続いている means a connection with someone met by chance continues to the present.
• Connection as a means
  • 父の縁で shows that the father's connections made the workshop visit possible.