運命づけられた
unmeizukerareta
The English word 'destined' is translated into Japanese as 運命づけられた (unmeizukerareta).
This adjective describes someone or something that is confined to a predetermined fate.
Meaning: confined to a predetermined fate (adj)
Which one should you use?
For more specific nuances, you can use the formal terms 宿命的 for 'fated' or 'predestined' and 運命的 for 'fateful' or 'destined by fate'. In casual conversation, the colloquial 運命っぽい can be used to mean 'destiny-like' or 'seeming destined'.
How does it change in a sentence?
To describe a continuous state of being destined, the phrase can be expressed as 運命づけられている.
How do you pronounce it?
unmeizukerareta
Did you know?
- In Japanese pop culture, particularly in romance anime, the phrase 運命の赤い糸 (unmei no akai ito), or 'the red thread of fate', is used to describe two people who are destined to meet.
- Japanese has a concept called 縁 (en), which describes a mysterious tie or connection between people. Unlike 運命, which is a linear path, 縁 is like a thread that pulls two people together regardless of their individual destinies.
- The word 運命 (unmei) is composed of the characters for 'movement' or 'luck' and 'life' or 'command', suggesting a fate driven by the flow of luck throughout one's life.
Examples in context
- 天才とは、彼らの世紀を照らして光輝くべく運命づけられた流星である。Men of genius are meteors destined to burn in order to illuminate their century.This sentence illustrates the use of 運命づけられた to describe people of genius as meteors destined to illuminate their century.Tatoeba #391769 by Scott, translation #391771 by Scott
- 彼との関係は運命的なものだと思います。I believe our relationship with him is destined by fate.
- 彼らは、同じ道を歩むべく運命づけられたようだ。Karera wa, onaji michi o ayumu beku unmeidukerareta you da.They seem destined to walk the same path.
Example conversation
Yui and Kenta are talking about their relationship.
- 結衣 Yui私たちは結ばれるべく運命づけられた気がするわ。Watashitachi wa musubareru beku unmeizukerareta ki ga suru wa.I feel like we were destined to be together.
- 健太 Kenta僕もそう思うよ、結衣。Boku mo sō omou yo, Yui.I think so too, Yui.
- 結衣 Yui最初から決まっていたのね。Saisho kara kimatte ita no ne.It was decided from the start, wasn't it?
- 健太 Kentaああ、最高の運命だね。Aa, saikō no unmei da ne.Yeah, it's the best kind of fate.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
