縁起物

Japanese

Kanji in this term
縁 起 物
えん
Grade: S		 き > ぎ
Grade: 3		 もの
Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

Compound of 縁起 (engi, “omen; luck”) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

縁起物 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 緣起物, hiragana えんぎもの, rōmaji engimono)

  1. a talisman, a lucky charm
    Examples include the rope ties or pine boughs used for decoration at New Years, a 招 (まね)き猫 (ねこ) (maneki neko, “lit. beckoning cat”), a 達磨 (だるま) (daruma, “Dharma doll”), or an ornamental 熊手 (くまで) (kumade, “bamboo rake”) as sold in winter holiday markets in November and December.

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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