superstitious person; being superstitious
Refers to a person who is superstitious or the act of being superstitious, often about luck or omens.
He is superstitious and always leaves the house with his right foot first every morning.
As a superstition, I always eat katsudon before an exam.
Means 'superstition' in a broader sense; 縁起担ぎ specifically refers to a person or behavior focused on luck.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, common in everyday writing.
Compound of 縁起 (engi, 'omen, luck') and 担ぎ (katsugi, from 担ぐ katsugu, 'to carry, to be superstitious'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with superstitious behavior.