Meaning
縁起 (えんぎ, engi) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “luck; omen”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
フクロウは縁起がいい鳥と言われている
It is said that an owl is a good omen.
７は縁起のいい番号だ。
Seven is a lucky number.
縁起に塩をまいて清める。
We sprinkle salt to ward off bad luck.
縁起でもないこと言うなよ。
It's bad luck to say that.
縁起直しに飲みに行こうよ.
Let's go out for a drink to change our luck.
縁起でもないことを言うな.
Don't say things like that. It might bring bad luck.
朝っぱらから縁起でもない.
What an inauspicious thing to say first thing in the morning.
これは君には縁起が良くない.
This bodes you no good.
縁起の悪いことを言いなさんな。
Don't say such ill-omened things.
４は日本語では縁起の悪い数字だ。
Four is an unlucky number in Japanese.
初夢でこれらを見ることが出来れば縁起がいいとされる。
It is a good omen if your Hatsuyume (the first dream in the New Year) is a dream about those objects.
つるしの漢字表記「吊るし」は、縁起物には不適当なため推奨されない。
The kanji spelling "吊るし" for "tsurushi" is not recommended because it is inappropriate for lucky charms.