VocabJLPT N1
destiny
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. fate
  2. 2. destiny
This noun refers to fate or destiny, especially the kind that feels inescapable and determined from birth. It carries a weighty, often melancholic nuance, suggesting that one's path in life has been fixed regardless of one's own will.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

He took a dig at me: "Made the same mistake again? Guess that's just your fate."

Sentence 2

Being told "that's just your fate" actually made me more angry!

Sentence 3

If fate is already decided, what's the point of choosing anything?

Sentence 4

Hey, do you believe in your own fate?

Sentence 5

Why do you just write everything off as "fate"?