縁起

縁起

Japanese

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

Noun

縁起 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 緣起, hiragana えんぎ, rōmaji engi)

1. an omen
2. a cause of something, an origin, a source

Derived terms

• 縁起物 (えんぎもの) (engimono): a good luck charm
• 縁起棚 (えんぎだな) (engidana): a shelf set up for displaying good luck charms, usually by a geisha, performer, or shopkeeper