also: えんぎがよい
縁起がいい · i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 縁起がいい | 縁起がよくない |
| Polite | 縁起がいいです | 縁起がよくないですalso 縁起がよくありません |
| Past polite | 縁起がよかったです | 縁起がよくなかったですalso 縁起がよくありませんでした |
| Past | 縁起がよかった | 縁起がよくなかった |
| Te-form | 縁起がよくて | 縁起がよくなくて |
| Adverbial | 縁起がよく | |
| Conditional | 縁起がよければ | 縁起がよくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 縁起がよかったら | 縁起がよくなかったら |
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).
Cranes are considered auspicious birds.
It is said that seeing Mount Fuji on New Year's is a good omen.
The noun meaning 'omen' or 'luck'; 縁起がいい is the full adjectival phrase built from it.
Standard kanji spelling with the colloquial いい ending.
More formal or written variant using 良い and the reading よい.
Kana-mixed spelling with よい; slightly less common than 良い but still seen.
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'.