縁起
えんぎ、いんえん
engi
JMdict entry #1177540
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) omen; sign of luck
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) origin; history; causation
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Buddhism
abbreviation
dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
see: 因縁生起
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
縁起の悪いことを言いなさんな。
engi no warui koto wo iinasa n na 。
Don't say such a thing.
縁起に塩をまいて清める。
engi ni shio wo mai te kiyomeru 。
We sprinkle salt to ward off bad luck.
縁起でもないこと言うなよ。
engi de mo nai koto yuu na yo 。
It's bad luck to say that.
７は縁起のいい番号だ。
７ ha engi no ii bangou da 。
Seven is a lucky number.
４は日本語では縁起の悪い数字だ。
４ ha nippon go de ha engi no warui suuji da 。
Four is an unlucky number in Japanese.