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)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    fate; destiny
  • 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

Related Kanji

縁 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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因 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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