うんめい
Meanings
Noun
1. 人間の意志を超越して幸福・不幸を与える力。
2. 将来の成り行き。
Kanji used
carry
continued existence
Pitch accent
んめい
Top 1200
Composed of
① 人知が及ぶところではない偶然のめぐり合わせ。
① 目上の者からの指示、指令。
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
irony of fate; twist of fate
① 一切の出来事はそうなるよう予定され、人間の力ではそれを変更できないとする説。
agency of fate; power of fate; La forza del destino (opera by Verdi); the force of destiny
Examples (29 in total)
There is no escape from fate.
Do you believe in fate?
Destiny is sometimes cruel.