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