also: えんぎがよい
expression, i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
auspicious; of good omen; lucky
Used for things, events, or symbols believed to bring good fortune. Often appears in set phrases like 縁起がいい日 (auspicious day) or in negative form 縁起が悪い (unlucky).
鶴は縁起がいい鳥とされている。
Cranes are considered auspicious birds.
お正月に富士山を見ると縁起がいいと言われて
It is said that seeing Mount Fuji on New Year's is a good omen.
Compound of 縁起 (engi, 'omen, luck', from Buddhist origin meaning 'dependent origination') + が (subject particle) + いい (ii, 'good'). The phrase literally means 'the omen is good'.