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縁えん
Meanings
Noun
1. fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
I think of this as fate, too.
2. relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
It seems that the bond with them has been severed.
3. family ties; affinity
There's no way I'd want to cut ties with the family I finally found.
4. opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)
when read as "えん"
We were able to reunite thanks to fate.
5. pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)
when read as "えん"
6. narrow open-air veranda
also written as 椽
when read as "えん"
Alt. forms
縁えん
95%
えん
1%
えにし
1%
江えに
Kanji used
縁
connected by fate
Pitch accent
え
ん
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Used in vocabulary (103 in total)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
marriage proposal; marriage talks
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Examples (13 in total)
I think of this as fate, too.
We were able to reunite thanks to fate.
The bond with him has not been broken.
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