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縁

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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

    • 金の切れ目が縁の切れ目。
      The end of money is the end of love.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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

    • 戸籍上の縁は切れても、昔日の絆はそのままだ。
      Our connection may be cut on paper but the bonds of old remain as they were.

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    family ties, affinity

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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

  5. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)

  6. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    narrow open-air veranda
    also written as 椽