Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 因縁(いんねん) in Japanese

因縁
Kana Reading
いんねん, いんえん
Romaji
innen, in'en
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)
    Example sentence
    48歳の川勝良一監督ことし6月福岡引き継いが、46歳の松田監督とは因縁浅からぬ関係 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.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    fate; destiny
    Example sentence
    早くこの世を去った彼女因縁 It was her fate to die young.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    connection; origin
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    pretext

Examples of 因縁, いんねん, いんえん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

15 strokes

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

On'Yomi: エン, -ネン

Kun'Yomi: ふち, ふちど.る, ゆかり, よすが, へり, えにし

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JLPT 3

6 strokes

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

On'Yomi: イン

Kun'Yomi: よ.る, ちな.む

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