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縁起直し (えんぎなおし, enginaoshi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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I've been unlucky lately, so I cut my hair to change my luck.
I go to a shrine to pray for a change of fortune.
Kanji 縁 affinity, relation, connection 直 straightaway, honesty, frankness Related words 縁えん 起ぎ 縁起 means 'luck' or 'omen', while 縁起直し specifically refers to the act of trying to change that luck.
厄やく 払ばら い 厄払い is a ritual exorcism of bad luck, often more formal or religious, while 縁起直し can be any casual attempt to improve fortune.
Etymology Compound of 縁起 (engi, 'luck, omen') and 直し (naoshi, the noun form of 直す, 'to fix, correct'). Literally 'fixing one's luck'.
