Word details

因縁

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 因縁.

Dictionary

Entry

因縁いんねんいんえんNounFreq #7164
1

fate; destiny

Examples
早くこの世を去ったのも彼女の因縁だ。
It was her fate to die young.
2

connection; tie; bond; origin

3

pretext; justification

4

Buddhism

hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

因

cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to

6 strokesFrequency 636JLPT N2Grade 5

On

イン

Kun

よ.るちな.む

Nanori

て
縁

affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink

15 strokesFrequency 1,291JLPT N1Grade 8

On

エン-ネン

Kun

ふちふち.どるゆかりよすがへりえにし

Vocabulary quiz

Build your vocabulary

Add words to your personal quiz list and practice recall with the words you actually look up.

Start Word Quiz