縁起

えんぎ· also いんえん

omen; sign of luck; origin; history

Common word

Meanings

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

Example sentences

縁起えんぎに塩しおをまいて清きよめる。

We sprinkle salt to ward off bad luck.