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因緣 is the Buddhist concept of a chance meeting or an opportunity that presents itself by fate.
Sometimes this is used to describe a cosmic chain of events or cause and effect.
It also is used to describe predestined relationships between people - and sometimes married couples (although if you want one about marriage, try this: Fate / Destiny of Lovers.
因緣 can also be translated as origin, karma, destiny, affinity, connection, and relation. This all depends on context - seen alone on a wall scroll, this will be read with a "fate / chance" meaning by a Chinese person, or a Korean person who can read Hanja.
The more complex definition of this word would be, "Direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things."
This concept is known as nidana in the original Sanskrit. Also sometimes presented as hetupratyaya (or "hetu and prataya") which I believe is Pali.
Note: Japanese will tend to use this version of the second Kanji:
If you order this from the Japanese master calligrapher, expect that you'll get this version. However, this word often carries a negative connotation in Japanese (bad things happen), as it is used that way in a certain Japanese idiom. Therefore, this may not be the best choice if Japanese is your target language.
See Also: Buddhism | Opportunity
偶然の発見 is a way to express serendipity in Japanese. This title is more about discovery by chance like the melting candy bar in a Bell radar/communications laboratory that led to the invention of the microwave oven.
The first two Kanji mean incidentally, by chance, randomly, unexpectedly, suddenly, accident, fortuity, or by coincidence.
In the middle is a possessive article that connects these words/ideas together.
The last two Kanji mean discovery, detection, or finding.
These two characters contain the ideas of fate. But this is specifically the fate or destiny that brings two people together.
緣份 / 緣分 is like the chance meeting of two people that leads some time later to marriage.
This could also be the chance meeting of two business people, who become partners and build a huge and successful company.
Basically, this is an idea often associated with a fateful meeting leading to good fortune.
Some will define this word as, "The destiny brings you two together," or "Meant to be."
Note: The second character can also be written without the left radical, as shown to the right. If you have a preference, please let use know in the special instructions for your project. There is no difference in meaning or pronunciation, just two (alternate) ways to write the same character.
See Also: Soulmates | Good Fortune
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Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Fate Opportunity Chance | 因緣 因缘 / 因縁 | in nen / innen | yīn yuán / yin1 yuan2 / yin yuan / yinyuan | yin yüan / yinyüan |
Serendipity Chance Discovery | 偶然の発見 | guuzen no hakken guuzennohakken guzen no haken guzennohaken | ||
Fate Chance Meeting | 緣份 / 緣分 缘份 / 缘分 | yuán fèn / yuan2 fen4 / yuan fen / yuanfen | yüan fen / yüanfen | |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your chance search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
偶然 see styles |
ǒu rán / ou3 ran2 ou jan guuzen / guzen / ぐうぜん |
![]() More info & calligraphy: (n,adj-na,adj-no) (1) (ant: 必然・1) coincidence; chance; accident; fortuity; (adverb) (2) by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally; (3) contingency (philosophy) |
因緣 因缘 see styles |
yīn yuán / yin1 yuan2 yin yüan innen |
![]() More info & calligraphy: hetupratyaya. Cause; causes; 因 hetu, is primary cause, 緣 pratyaya, secondary cause, or causes, e. g. a seed is 因, rain, dew, farmer, etc., are 緣. The 十二因緣 twelve nidānas or links are 'the concatenation of cause and effect in the whole range of existence'; cause and conditions |
時機 时机 see styles |
shí jī / shi2 ji1 shih chi jiki / じき |
![]() More info & calligraphy: opportunity; chance; time; occasion |
機會 机会 see styles |
jī huì / ji1 hui4 chi hui |
opportunity; chance; occasion; CL:個|个[ge4] |
浪人 see styles |
làng rén / lang4 ren2 lang jen rounin / ronin / ろうにん |
![]() More info & calligraphy: (n,vs,adj-no) (1) ronin; wandering samurai without a master to serve; (2) out of work; (3) waiting for another chance to enter a university; (given name) Rounin |
偶然性 see styles |
ǒu rán xìng / ou3 ran2 xing4 ou jan hsing |
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偶 see styles |
ǒu / ou3 ou gu / たまたま |
accidental; image; pair; mate (adverb) (kana only) casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (kana only) occasional; rare An image; a mate; unexpectedly; an image |
折 see styles |
zhé / zhe2 che setsu / さがり |
to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book (1) opportunity; chance; occasion; time; (n,ctr) (2) fold; pleat; crease; (3) small food box (wooden or cardboard); (personal name) Sagari Tear open, break down.; To snap, break; decide; compound; fold; to fold |
湊 凑 see styles |
còu / cou4 ts`ou / tsou minatozaki / みなとざき |
to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity harbour; harbor; port; (surname) Minatozaki |
湍 see styles |
tuān / tuan1 t`uan / tuan se / せ |
to rush (of water) (1) shallows; shoal; (2) rapids; current; torrent; (3) position; place; (4) chance; opportunity |
瀬 see styles |
lài / lai4 lai yanagise / やなぎせ |
Japanese variant of 瀨|濑 (1) shallows; shoal; (2) rapids; current; torrent; (3) position; place; (4) chance; opportunity; (surname) Yanagise |
砌 see styles |
qì / qi4 ch`i / chi migiri;migin / みぎり;みぎん |
to build by laying bricks or stones (kana only) time; age; chance; moment; occasion |
逢 see styles |
féng / feng2 feng ai / あい |
to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon (female given name) Ai |
遇 see styles |
yù / yu4 yü gū |
to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance to meet |
適 适 see styles |
shì / shi4 shih teki / てき |
to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue (adverb) (kana only) casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (kana only) occasional; rare; (given name) Teki To go to, reach; happen; follow, accord with; suddenly, now, then; to go to |
遭 see styles |
zāo / zao1 tsao sō |
to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident to meet with |
隙 see styles |
xì / xi4 hsi geki / ひま |
crack; crevice; gap or interval; loophole; discord; rift gap; space; (1) gap; space; (2) break; interlude; interval; (3) chink (in one's armor, armour); chance; opportunity; weak spot; (1) gap; space; (2) chink (in one's armor, armour); chance; opportunity; weak spot; (3) breach (of a relationship between people) A crack, crevice, rift; translit. kha. |
鬮 阄 see styles |
jiū / jiu1 chiu kuji / くじ |
lots (to be drawn); lot (in a game of chance) (kana only) lottery; lot A lot, tally, ballot, ticket, made of wood, bamboo, or paper; To cast lots for good or ill fortune. |
ご縁 see styles |
goen / ごえん | (1) (polite language) fate; chance; (2) (polite language) relationship; tie |
やだ see styles |
yada / やだ | (interjection) (1) (See いやだ) not a chance; not likely; no way; (2) fault; defect; weak point |
万一 see styles |
manichi(p);banichi(ok);manitsu(ok);banitsu(ok) / まんいち(P);ばんいち(ok);まんいつ(ok);ばんいつ(ok) | (1) (lit. 1 in 10,000) emergency; unlikely event; (adverb) (2) by some chance; by some possibility; (given name) Man'ichi |
仄聞 see styles |
sokubun / そくぶん | (noun/participle) hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay |
伺機 伺机 see styles |
sì jī / si4 ji1 ssu chi |
to wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance |
側聞 see styles |
sokubun / そくぶん | (noun/participle) hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay |
偶々 see styles |
tamatama / たまたま | (adverb) (kana only) casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance |
偶偶 see styles |
tamatama / たまたま | (adverb) (kana only) casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance |
偶遇 see styles |
ǒu yù / ou3 yu4 ou yü |
a chance encounter; to meet accidentally |
出会 see styles |
shukkai / しゅっかい | (noun/participle) (See 出会い・であい・1) encounter; chance meeting; (surname) Deai |
出端 see styles |
deha / では | (1) chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); (2) musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage; (surname) Debata |
切掛 see styles |
kirikake / きりかけ | (kana only) chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion; (place-name) Kirikake |
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