因縁

See also: 因緣 and 因缘

Japanese
Kanji in this term
因 縁
いん
Grade: 5		 ねん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

因縁 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 因緣, hiragana いんねん, rōmaji innen)

  1. chance; opportunity
  2. predestined relationship; fate, destiny
  3. (Buddhism) hetu and prataya, principal and secondary causes
  4. chain of cause and effect

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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