Keyword
connected by fate
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig1472
Old form
Readings
えん
(49%)
(13%)
えに
(13%)
ねん
(3%)
ふち
(3%)
ぶち
(1%)
Composed of
thread
partially buried broken trident
wild pig
Used in vocabulary (247 in total)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
marriage proposal; marriage talks
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
rim; brim; edge; brink
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
unrelated; unconnected
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to be fated to; be linked by fate
ill-omened; unlucky
divorce; dissolution of adoption
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
distant relative
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
brink; outer edge
relation; connection; affinity
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
adoption (of a person)
black rim; black edge
hemming; bordering
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
silver-rimmed
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
fate; chance; relationship; tie
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
riverbank; riverside
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
strange coincidence
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
talisman; lucky charm
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
curb (stone); kerb
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
veranda edge
gilded edges or rims
opportunity; chance
separation; divorce; severing of connections
side of a boat; gunwale
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
open verandah; open veranda
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
unrelated; unconnected
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
person (or their spirit) who died with no one to tend their grave
broad or spacious veranda; eaves
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
destiny; fate; karma
territorial relationship; regional bond
god of marriage; matchmaker
de facto wife; common-law wife
distantly related
close relation (association)
fringe; rim; periphery; borders; outskirts
edging; frill
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
distantly related
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
letter of divorce
open verandah; open veranda
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends; the relationship ends when the money runs out; the end of money is the end of love
making a connection (with Buddha)
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection
edge; relative; relations; border
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
thin, bordered mat
related species; allied species
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
de facto husband; common-law husband
bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist; older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
special adoption; plenary adoption; adoption in which the relationship with the biological parents is dissolved
adoption (of a person)
de facto marriage; common-law marriage; living together as husband and wife without formal marriage
second marriage
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering)
periphery; margin; rim; penumbra
talisman; lucky charm
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to be related to someone by blood
karma from a previous existence
electrical tape; insulating tape; friction tape
old relationship; old acquaintance
affinity; family relationship
Buddha's providence
inscrutable are the ways people are brought together; there is no telling how people are brought together
related family
good relationship
cemetery for those who left no relatives behind; potter's field
divorce; unrealized marriage (prospects); unrealised marriage
to marry off; to give in marriage
double marriage (in the same family); intermarriage
(having) a close relationship (with)
inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together
veranda with bamboo flooring
pratyekabuddha (one who achieves enlightenment without a teacher)
associated word
cause and effect; karma; retribution; an evil cause producing an evil effect
eastern edge; east margin
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
tomb of someone with no relatives to mourn their death
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
social group with common ties to a region
even a chance meeting can lead to a deep bond
triangular-rimmed ancient mirror decorated with gods and animals
relative; person to whom one is close
worldly connection
the edge (overlapping) part of a tatami mat
consanguineous group; kin group
rim of bowl or vessel; peristome
connection; relationship; origin; reason; motive (e.g. for an act)
(historic) a temple in which women seeking release from marriage could take refuge
change of fortune; trying to change one's luck
to be related to someone by blood
edge of a tray
relative; relation; family tie
dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
western edge; west margin
blood relation; blood relative
good relationship
(system of) extending complicity for a crime to the criminal's family members
favorable condition (for entering the priesthood); dying in order (from oldest to youngest)
regular adoption (official adoption with the consent of both parties and without dissolving the relationship with the biological parents)
levirate marriage; sororate marriage; marriage to deceased sibling's spouse
seaside; by the sea
evacuating to the homes of one's relatives in the countryside in wartime
deckle-edged (e.g. paper)
to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; (lit.) to look for fish by climbing a tree
picture-frame show; Shōwa-era stage show in which a woman would stand half-naked in a frame (resembling a Western-style painting)
horn-rimmed glasses; horn-rimmed spectacles
tomb of someone with no relatives to mourn their death
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
cavity margin (e.g. tooth, body)
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
reason; significance; cause
relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends; the relationship ends when the money runs out; the end of money is the end of love
good relationship
good relationship; (arch.) affectionate relationship; (arch.) loving relationship
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
riverside; riverbank
relative; person to whom one is close
even a chance meeting can lead to a deep bond
right margin
cavity margin (e.g. tooth, body)
marriage contract
related genera; associated species
border strip
to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; (lit.) to look for fish by climbing a tree
crony politics; nepotistic government
recruiting (inviting application for) through personal connections; private (stock) offering (subscription)
reference edge; guide edge
society in which individuals are isolated and have weak personal links between each other
Buddhist theory of the twelve-fold chain of causation, interdependent origination and co-dependent arising (San: pratītya-samutpāda); twelve causal links
good fate; auspicious fate
all-encompassing mercy of the Buddha
insulator film; insulator tape; electrical film
horn-rimmed glasses; bop glasses
(electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
gilt-edged securities; gilt-edged bond
isolation transformer; isolating transformer; insulating transformer
hard work gone unnoticed; thankless task; (lit.) a dance under a veranda; off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennōji temple
inland sea; epicontinental sea; epeiric sea; marginal sea
the events of today are destined by the past; even drawing water from the same river reveals a bond from a former life; even chance relationships can be attributed to the working of fate
even accidentally touching sleeves with a passing stranger is caused by fate
don't try to force good things to happen
person with a special relationship (e.g. in inheritance); special relative
copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus, only member of Carcharhinus found mostly at temperate latitudes); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark
copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus, only member of Carcharhinus found mostly at temperate latitudes); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark
Examples (13 in total)
Fill the glass to the brim.
My older sister's marriage has finally been arranged.
This metal is free of rust.