Japanese

うんめい
Meaning: fate; destiny; fortune
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

運
命

Example sentences

It might have been fate that I met him.
運命の皮肉で、二人は再会した。
By a twist of fate, the two met again.
彼女は自分の不運な運命を呪った
She cursed her unfortunate fate.
運命に抗うことは容易ではない。
It is not easy to resist fate.
彼は運命に翻弄された。
He was toyed with by fate.
彼は自分の運命を天に委ねた。
He entrusted his fate to heaven.
明日の試合は、優勝をかけた運命の決戦だ。
Tomorrow's match is the decisive battle for the championship.
彼は不運な運命を因果だとあきらめた。
He resigned himself to his unfortunate fate as karma.
運命のいたずらは、時として無情な結果をもたらす。
The tricks of fate sometimes bring about heartless results.
運命の人と出逢う。
To meet the person of destiny.

Usage Notes

Refers to a power that is believed to control what happens in the future. Can also refer to the inevitable outcome of a situation.

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