縁起物
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 縁 | 起 | 物 |
| えん Grade: S |
き > ぎ Grade: 3 |
もの Grade: 3 |
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 緣起物 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology[edit]
Compound of 縁起 (engi, “omen; luck”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a talisman, a lucky charm
- Examples include the rope ties or pine boughs used for decoration at New Years, a 招き猫 (maneki neko, “lit. beckoning cat”), a 達磨 (daruma, “Dharma doll”), or an ornamental 熊手 (kumade, “bamboo rake”) as sold in winter holiday markets in November and December.
Related terms[edit]
- 護符 (gofu): a protective charm issued by a Shinto shrine
- 神札 (shinsatsu): a protective charm issued by a Shinto shrine
- 御守 (omamori), お守り (omamori): a protective charm issued by a Shinto shrine
- 破魔矢 (hamaya): a decorative arrow used as a ward against evil
- 御札 (ofuda): a protective charm
References[edit]
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 縁 read as えん
- Japanese terms spelled with 起 read as き
- Japanese terms spelled with 物 read as もの
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with three Han script characters