因縁

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)

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
  • 因(いん)縁(ねん)尽(ず)く (innen-zuku)
  • 因(いん)縁(ねん)話(ばなし) (innen-banashi)

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
  2. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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