運命の赤い糸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
運	命	赤	糸
うん Grade: 3	めい Grade: 3	あか Grade: 1	いと Grade: 1

Alternative spelling
運命の赤い絲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Phrase consisting of 運命 (unmei, “fate”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 赤い (akai, “red”) +‎ 糸 (ito, “thread, string”).

Based on an old Chinese legend. See Red string of fate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟̃ᵝmːe̞ː no̞ a̠ka̠i ito̞]

Noun

運(うん)命(めい)の赤(あか)い糸(いと) • (unmei no akai ito) 

1. The red thread of fate, believed to bind soulmates.

Coordinate terms

• 結(むす)びの神(かみ) (Musubi no Kami): matchmaking, love and marriage.

Further reading

• 運命の赤い糸 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Red string of fate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia