袖振り合うも多生の縁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
袖	振	合	多	生	縁
そで Grade: S	ふ Grade: S	あ Grade: 2	た Grade: 2	しょう Grade: 1	えん Grade: S

Alternative spellings
袖振り合うも多生の緣 (kyūjitai) 袖振り合うも他生の緣 袖触り合うも多生の縁 袖触り合うも他生の縁

Etymology

Literally, “even the [chance] contact of [two peoples'] sleeves is [the result of] fate from a previous life”.

Phrase

袖(そで)振(ふ)り合(あ)うも多(た)生(しょう)の縁(えん) • (sode furiau mo tashō no en) 

1. everything is predestined by fate