Word details
縁起
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 縁起.
Dictionary
Entry
1
omen; sign of luck
Examples
縁起に塩をまいて清める。
We sprinkle salt to ward off bad luck.
2
origin; history; causation
3
Abbreviation; Buddhism; Orig. meaning
dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
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