縁

えん

[en]

Meanings

1.Noun

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

2.Noun

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

3.Noun

family ties; affinity

4.Noun

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

5.Noun

《Buddhism》pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)

6.Noun

narrow open-air veranda

彼女とは不思議な縁で結ばれている気がする。

I feel we're bound by a mysterious fate.

私は人との縁を大切にしている。

I value connections.

二人の出会いは運命的な縁だったと思う。

I think their meeting was a fateful bond.