Moto 縁起 (えんぎ)omen; sign of luck; origin
- omen; sign of lucknoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- origin; history; causationnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothingnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 縁起
- 縁Affinity; Relation; ConnectionRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
- 起Rouse; Wake Up; Get UpRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N4
Words that share its kanji
- 縁ふちrim; brim
- 無縁むえんunrelated; unconnected
- 因縁いんねんfate; destiny
- 血縁けつえんblood relationship; consanguinity
- 絶縁ぜつえんbreaking off relations; disconnection
- 内縁ないえんde facto marriage; common-law marriage
- 地縁ちえんterritorial relationship; regional bond
- 結縁けちえんmaking a connection (with Buddha)
- 起訴きそprosecution; indictment
- 起用きようappointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role
- 提起ていきraising (a question); bringing up (a problem)
- 決起けっきrising to action; standing up against
- 発起人ほっきにんoriginator; promoter
- 起こすおこすto raise; to raise up
- 躍起やっきdesperate; frantic
- 不起訴ふきそnonprosecution; nonindictment
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