How to say fate in Japanese

JLPTN3
縁【えんen・えにしenishi・えにeni・えe】江にateji【えにeni】

noun:

  • 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) ［えん］
  • pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes) ［えん］ - Buddhism term ➜ 因
  • narrow open-air veranda ［えん］ - also written as 椽

Example Sentences

しかしshikashi、天才tensaiであるdearuがga故にyueni一般ピーポーippanPIIPOOからkara理解rikaiされsare難いgataiとtoいうiuのnoはha宿命shukumeiとtoもmo言えるieruわwa。
However you could say that being found hard to understand by the common folk for one's genius is fate.
運命unmeiのno赤い糸akaiitoでdeつながってるtsunagatteruんnだdaよyo。
We're joined by the red string of fate!
４８歳saiのno川勝kawakatsu良一ryouichi監督kantokuはhaことしkotoshi６月rokugatsuにni福岡fukuokaをwo引き継いだhikitsuidaがga、４６歳saiのno松田matsuda監督kantokuとtoはha因縁innen浅からぬasakaranu関係kankeiだda。
The 48-year-old Ryouichi Kawakatsu took over as coach at Fukuoka in June this year, but his fate is closely linked with that of 46-year-old Matsuda.
彼女kanojoはha夫ottoとto運命unmeiをwoともにしたtomonishita。
She shared her husband's fate.
彼女kanojoはha自分jibunのno不幸なfukouna運命unmeiにniため息をついたtameikiwotsuita。
She sighed over her unhappy fate.

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