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

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

Noun

縁(えん)起(ぎ) • (engi) ^{←えんぎ (engi)?}

1. an omen

   縁(えん)起(ぎ)が悪(わる)い（良(よ)い）

   engi ga warui (yoi)

   being a bad (good) omen

2. a cause of something, an origin, a source
3. (Buddhism) pratītyasamutpāda

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

• “縁起”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026