縁起
Meanings
Noun
1. omen; sign of luck
2. origin; history; causation
3. dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing (Abbreviation, orig. meaning)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
えんぎ
Used in vocabulary
Examples4
縁起
We sprinkle salt to ward off bad luck.
４
Four is an unlucky number in Japanese.
７
Seven is a lucky number.
縁起
Don't say such ill-omened things.