因縁

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See also: 因緣 and 因缘

Japanese

Kanji in this term
因 縁
いん
Grade: 5 		えん > ねん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
因緣 (kyūjitai)
 因縁 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 因緣 (ʔiɪn jiuᴇn). The en reading for 縁 changes to nen as an instance of renjō (連声).

Pronunciation

Noun

因(いん)縁(ねん) • (innen) ←いんえん (in'en)?

  1. chance; opportunity
  2. predestined relationship; fate, destiny
    Synonym: 宿命 (shukumei)
    因(いん)縁(ねん)の相(あい)手(て) ― innen no aite ― a fateful opponent
    因(いん)縁(ねん)の対(たい)決(けつ) ― innen no taiketsu ― a fateful confrontation
  3. (Buddhism) hetu and prataya, principal and secondary causes
  4. chain of cause and effect
  5. false accusation
    Synonym: 言い掛かり (iigakari)
    因(いん)縁(ねん)をつける ― innen o tsukeru ― to pick a fight

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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