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jmdict 2113740 Active (id: 2285673)
縁は異なもの縁はいなもの [sK] 縁は異な物 [sK]
えんはいなもの
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ inscrutable are the ways people are brought together
▶ there is no telling how people are brought together
▶ marriages are made in heaven
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2113730 縁は異なもの味なもの 1. inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together



History:
4. A 2023-12-14 03:14:18  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
縁は異なもの	14081	96.3%
縁は異な物	156	1.1%
縁はいなもの	335	2.3%
えんはいなもの	57	0.4%
  Comments:
I dropped that sentence altogether.
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,8 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>縁はいなもの</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>縁は異な物</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
3. A* 2023-12-12 22:02:14  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
shinsen (emphasis mine):
  人と人との縁、**とくに夫婦の縁は**、ふしぎな、おもしろいものだ。
  Comments:
There was a priority-tagged Tanaka sentence (#188719) linked to this entry with the meaning "Marriages are made in heaven." I just removed the priority tag.

Maybe the meaning is useful to have as a gloss here.
  Diff:
@@ -15,0 +16 @@
+<gloss>marriages are made in heaven</gloss>
2. A 2018-10-09 08:42:13  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
1. A 2006-12-04 00:00:00 
  Comments:
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