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縁起の良い (えんぎのよい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
auspicious ; of good omen ; lucky
Used to describe things, events, or signs that are believed to bring good fortune or indicate a positive outcome. Common in contexts like New Year, weddings, and superstitions.
He bought a lottery ticket choosing lucky numbers.
Written forms 縁起の良い
縁えん 起ぎ のいい
Colloquial variant with いい; reading えんぎのいい.
縁えん 起ぎ のよい
Kana spelling of 良い; same reading as 縁起の良い.
えんぎのいい
Kanji 縁 affinity, relation, connection Similar words 縁えん 起ぎ Noun meaning 'omen' or 'luck'; 縁起の良い is the adjective phrase meaning 'auspicious'.
不ふ 吉きつ Means 'ominous' or 'unlucky', the opposite of 縁起の良い.
Etymology Phrase composed of 縁起 (omen, luck) + の (possessive particle) + 良い/いい (good). The word 縁起 itself originates from Buddhist terminology referring to 'dependent origination', later extended to mean 'omen' or 'luck' in common usage.
