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合縁奇縁 (あいえんきえん, aienkien) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Those two are a couple who seem to have been brought together by a mysterious twist of fate.
As the saying 合縁奇縁 suggests, human relationships are mysterious things.
Kanji 縁 affinity, relation, connection 奇 strange, strangeness, curiosity 愛 love, affection, favourite 機 loom, mechanism, machine 相 inter-, mutual, together Related words 縁えん 縁 is the general term for fate or ties between people; 合縁奇縁 is a specific yojijukugo emphasizing the strange, happy union.
奇き 縁えん 奇縁 means 'strange fate' or 'odd coincidence'; 合縁奇縁 expands this into a four-character compound about a fated couple.
Written forms 合あい 縁えん 奇き 縁えん
Most common kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
愛あい 縁えん 奇き 縁えん
Variant using 愛 (love), emphasizing the affectionate bond.
合あい 縁えん 機き 縁えん
rarely-used kanji form
Rare variant with 機 (chance/opportunity).
相あい 縁えん 奇き 縁えん
rarely-used kanji form
Rare variant with 相 (mutual).
Etymology Formed from 合縁 “mutual affinity” and 奇縁 “strange or unexpected fated connection,” expressing the mysterious affinities that bring people together.
