因縁 いんねん fate #10,211 Meanings いんねん · いんえん noun fate; destiny connection; tie; bond; origin pretext; justification Buddhism hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things) Its kanji 因 イン · よ.る、ちな.む cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to 縁 エン、-ネン · ふち、ふち.どる、ゆかり、よすが、へり、えにし affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink