인연

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 因緣.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [iɲʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [이년]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	inyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	in'yeon
McCune–Reischauer?	inyŏn
Yale Romanization?	in.yen

Noun

인연 • (inyeon) (hanja 因緣)

1. the ties between two people over the course of their lives; one's connection with certain people or things

   첫사랑과의 인연

   cheotsarang-gwa-ui inyeon

   relationship with one's first love over the course of one's life

2. predestined relationship; fate; destiny
3. (Buddhism) karmic affinity
4. chain of cause and effect

Related terms

• 유연(有緣) (yuyeon)

Further reading

• 인연 on the Korean Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ko