縁起

See also: 緣起

Japanese

Kanji in this term
縁	起
えん Grade: S	き > ぎ Grade: 3
on’yomi	kan’on

Alternative spelling
緣起 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) えんぎ [èńgí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ŋʲɡʲi]

Noun

縁(えん)起(ぎ) • (engi) ^{←えんぎ (engi)^?}

an omen
縁(えん)起(ぎ)が悪(わる)い（良(よ)い）
engi ga warui (yoi)
being a bad (good) omen
a cause of something, an origin, a source

Derived terms

縁(えん)起(ぎ)絵(え)巻(まき) (engi emaki)
縁(えん)起(ぎ)担(かつ)ぎ (engikatsugi)
縁(えん)起(ぎ)状(じょう) (engijō)
縁(えん)起(ぎ)棚(だな) (engidana): a shelf set up for displaying good luck charms, usually by a geisha, performer, or shopkeeper
縁(えん)起(ぎ)でもない (engi de mo nai)
縁(えん)起(ぎ)直(なお)し (enginaoshi)
縁(えん)起(ぎ)物(もの) (engimono): a good luck charm
縁(えん)起(ぎ)を祝(いわ)う (engi o iwau)
縁(えん)起(ぎ)を担(かつ)ぐ (engi o katsugu)

References

2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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