What does 因縁 mean?
因縁 is a Japanese noun meaning “fate, destiny” in English. It can also be translated as “pretext (for a quarrel)” depending on context. It is written as 因縁 in kanji, いんねん in hiragana, and innen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
早くこの世を去ったのも彼女の因縁だ。
It was her fate to die young.