Vocab Info

N1 Noun

(えん)fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)

    2. Noun

      2.

      relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection

    3. Noun

      3.

      family ties, affinity

    4. Noun

      4.

      opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)

      Only applies to えん
    5. Noun

      5.

      pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)

      Buddhism, Only applies to えん,

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    6. Noun

      6.

      narrow open-air veranda

      also written as 椽, Only applies to えん

    All Forms

    縁 【えん】縁 【えにし】縁 【えに】縁 【え】江に 【えに】

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      (いま)(おっと)とは、(えん)があって(むす)ばれました。

      I was brought together with my husband by fate.

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      (あく)(みち)(はし)った(あに)兄弟(きょうだい)(えん)()ることにした。

      I decided to sever my family ties with my brother after he went down a dark path.

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      親友(しんゆう)とは前世(ぜんせ)からの(えん)(つな)がっているような()がします。

      I feel like my best friend and I are connected by a bond that dates back to a past life.

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      (いま)親友(しんゆう)とは、進級(しんきゅう)()(となり)(せき)になったのが(えん)友達(ともだち)になりました。

      I became friends with my current best friend because fate had us seated next to each other when we moved up in rank.

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      (かね)()()(えん)()()という(ことわざ)(とお)り、(ぼく)一文(いちもん)()しになると(おお)くの(ひと)(はな)れていった。

      Just as the saying goes, 'When the money runs out, so do the connections,' many people left me when I became broke.

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