巡めぐり合あわせ

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Meanings

noun

fate; fortune; chance encounter

Refers to the way events or meetings come about through fate or coincidence, often with a nuance of something beyond one's control. Commonly used in expressions like 巡り合わせで or 不思議な巡り合わせ.

彼かれと出で会あったのも何なにかの巡めぐり合あわせだと思おもう。
I think meeting him was also some kind of fate.
不ふ思し議ぎな巡めぐり合あわせで、同おなじ日ひに同おなじ場ば所しょにいた。
By a strange coincidence, we were at the same place on the same day.

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Kanji

巡patrol, go around, circumference
合fit, suit, join
廻round, game, revolve
会meeting, meet, party

Related words

奇き遇ぐう
巡り合わせ suggests fate or a twist of destiny bringing things together, whereas 奇遇 focuses narrowly on a surprising chance encounter with someone.

Built from

巡めぐる+合あわせる

Written forms

巡めぐり合あわせUsage43%
Standard kanji spelling using 巡り (going around) and 合わせ (joining), conveying the idea of things coming together by fate.
めぐり合あわせUsage24%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing when the full kanji is considered heavy.
めぐりあわせUsage23%
Full kana spelling; used for clarity or when the kanji is not needed.
巡めぐりあわせUsage5%
search-only kanji form
巡めぐり合あわせUsage4%
Simplified variant of 巡り会わせ.
廻めぐり合あわせUsage1%
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巡めぐり会あわせ
Variant using 会 (meet) instead of 合, emphasizing the meeting aspect of fate.

Etymology

Compound of 巡り (めぐり, 'going around, circulation') and 合わせ (あわせ, 'joining, matching'). The combination suggests events or people coming together through the cycles of fate.