運命（うんめい）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: fate / destiny
Example sentences
- 二人の出会いは運命だった。 — Their meeting was fate.
- 運命を信じて前に進む。 — Believe in fate and move forward.
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