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験直し (げんなおし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

験げん直なおし

also: ゲンなおし

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

improving one's luck; changing one's fortune

Refers to actions taken to reverse bad luck or to boost one's fortune, often through small rituals or changes in behavior. Similar to 縁起直し.

See also: 縁起直し

最さい近きんついてないから、験げん直なおしに髪かみ型がたを変かえてみた。
Since I've been unlucky lately, I tried changing my hairstyle to improve my luck.

彼かれは験げん直なおしに新あたらしい財さい布ふを買かった。

He bought a new wallet to change his luck.

Written forms

験げん直なおし
Standard kanji spelling. 験 carries the meaning of luck or fortune.
ゲン直なおし
Common mixed spelling with ゲン in katakana. Often used in casual contexts.
げん直なおし
Mixed kana-kanji spelling. Less common but still encountered.
ゲンなおし

Kanji

直straightaway, honesty, frankness
験verification, effect, testing

Similar words

縁えん起ぎ直なおし
Very similar in meaning; 縁起直し is slightly more formal and directly refers to improving one's 縁起 (luck/omen). 験直し is more casual and often used in everyday conversation.

Etymology

Compound of 験 (gen, 'luck' or 'effect') and 直し (naoshi, 'fixing' or 'correcting'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with the idea of correcting or improving one's fortune.