縁 起 物(えんぎもの)

えんぎもの

noun

lucky charm; good-luck item; talisman

1. lucky charm; good-luck item; talisman; auspicious object

An object believed to bring good fortune. In Japanese culture, this includes items like daruma dolls, beckoning cats (maneki-neko), and certain foods served at New Year.

だるまは縁起物(えんぎもの)だ。

Daruma dolls are lucky charms.

お正月(しょうがつ)には縁起物(えんぎもの)を飾(かざ)る習慣(しゅうかん)がある。

There is a custom of displaying lucky items at New Year.

受験生(じゅけんせい)に縁起物(えんぎもの)のお菓子(かし)をプレゼントした。

I gave the exam student a good-luck candy as a gift.

USAGE:
Japanese culture has many 縁起物(えんぎもの), including 招(まね)き猫(ねこ) (beckoning cat), だるま (daruma doll), 熊手(くまで) (bamboo rake — for raking in good fortune), and certain New Year foods. During exam season, snacks with names that sound like "pass" (勝(か)つ, etc.) are also sold as 縁起物(えんぎもの).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

縁起物(えんぎもの)を飾(かざ)る (to display a lucky charm)
縁起物(えんぎもの)を贈(おく)る (to give a good-luck item as a gift)

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Added 2026.3.8 17:53

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