NichiDict

縁起

えんぎ
[engi]

Meanings

1.Noun

omen; sign of luck

2.Noun

origin; history; causation

3.Noun

Buddhismdependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing

Examples

縁起が良いと言われる魚が釣れた。

I caught a fish that is said to be a good omen.

縁起を担ぐのが好きな人もいる。

Some people like to follow omens.