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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