[えん(縁);えにし(縁);えに;え(縁), en ( heri ); enishi ( heri ); eni ; e ( heri )](n) (1) fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); (2) relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection; (3) family ties; affinity; (4) (えん only) opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship); (5) (えん only) { Buddh } (See 因・2) pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes); (6) (えん only) (also written as 椽) narrow open-air veranda#3129[Add to Longdo]
[いん, in](n) (1) cause; factor; (2) { Buddh } (See 縁・えん・5) hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); (3) (See 因明) the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya); (P)#13383[Add to Longdo]
[いんねん(P);いんえん, innen (P); in'en](n) (1) { Buddh } hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things); (2) fate; destiny; (3) connection; origin; (4) pretext; (P)#15303[Add to Longdo]