縁起

えんぎ · also いんえん

omen; sign of luck; origin; history

common word

Meaning

n
omen; sign of luck
n
origin; history; causation
n abbreviation
dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing

Example sentences

縁起に塩をまいて清める。

We sprinkle salt to ward off bad luck.