因縁 (いんねん)fate; destiny; connection
- fate; destinynoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- connection; tie; bondnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- pretext; justificationnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 因縁
- 因Cause; Factor; Be Associated WithRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
- 縁Affinity; Relation; ConnectionRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
Words that share its kanji
- 原因げんいんcause; origin
- 要因よういんmain cause; primary factor
- 本因坊ほんいんぼうHon'inbō; Honinbo
- 死因しいんcause of death
- 一因いちいんone cause; one reason
- 因果いんがcause and effect; causality
- 敗因はいいんcause of defeat
- 主因しゅいんprimary cause; main factor
- 縁ふちrim; brim
- 無縁むえんunrelated; unconnected
- 血縁けつえんblood relationship; consanguinity
- 縁起えんぎomen; sign of luck
- 絶縁ぜつえんbreaking off relations; disconnection
- 内縁ないえんde facto marriage; common-law marriage
- 地縁ちえんterritorial relationship; regional bond
- 結縁けちえんmaking a connection (with Buddha)
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