奇き縁えん

noun

strange coincidence; odd fate; unexpected connection

Refers to a mysterious or unlikely meeting or relationship, often with a sense of destiny or a twist of fate.

• 旅たび先さきで旧きゅう友ゆうに会あうとは奇き縁えんだ。

  Meeting an old friend on a trip is a strange coincidence.

• この出で会あいは単たんなる奇き縁えんではないと思おもう。

  I think this encounter is not just a mere coincidence.