因縁

いんねん

Also written いんえん

Meanings

1. Noun fate; destiny
2. connection; tie; bond; origin
3. pretext; justification
4. hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)

Kanji

• 因 cause. Read as イン.
• 縁 bond. Read as ネン.

Example sentences

• 早くこの世を去ったのも彼女の因縁だ。
  It was her fate to die young.
• ４８歳の川勝良一監督はことし６月に福岡を引き継いだが、４６歳の松田監督とは因縁浅からぬ関係だ。
  The 48-year-old Ryouichi Kawakatsu took over as coach at Fukuoka in June this year, but his fate is closely linked with that of 46-year-old Matsuda.

Common phrases

• 因縁がある
• 因縁をつける (いんねんをつける) to invent a pretext for a quarrel
• 深い因縁

Words containing 因縁

• 十二因縁 (じゅうにいんねん) the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering)
• 悪因縁 (あくいんねん) evil destiny
• 因果因縁 (いんがいんねん) cause and effect

And 3 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists