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宿命 — meaning in English

shukumei

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English meaning

  • fate noun The power thought to control everything that happens, seen as unavoidable; also, the eventual outcome awaiting someone or something.
  • fortune noun A very large amount of money or wealth.
  • lot noun A large amount or number of something.

Senses

宿命 is used for these senses in English:

  • fortune Destiny, especially favorable.
  • lot The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.

fate — full definition

  1. noun The power thought to control everything that happens, seen as unavoidable; also, the eventual outcome awaiting someone or something.
  2. verb To determine or decide something in advance, as if by destiny.

fortune — full definition

  1. noun A very large amount of money or wealth.
  2. noun Luck, especially as a force that shapes future events.
  3. noun A prediction about someone's future.

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