縁故(えんこ)

えんこ
noun
personal connections; relationship; ties
formalsocietywork
1. personal connections; ties of family or acquaintance
A relationship through family, marriage, or acquaintance, especially when it is used to get a job or some other advantage. In hiring it suggests favoritism.
縁故(えんこ)を頼(たよ)る。
To rely on one's connections.
彼(かれ)は縁故(えんこ)採用(さいよう)で入社(にゅうしゃ)したらしい。
Apparently he got the job through connections.
戦争(せんそう)中(ちゅう)、子(こ)どもたちは田舎(いなか)の親戚(しんせき)を頼(たよ)って縁故(えんこ)疎開(そかい)した。
During the war, the children were evacuated to relatives in the countryside.

Common collocations

  • 縁故(えんこ)採用(さいよう): hiring through personal connections
  • 縁故(えんこ)を頼(たよ)る: to rely on one's connections
  • 縁故(えんこ)疎開(そかい): wartime evacuation to relatives' homes

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