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)

Related Words

Related: 招(まね)き猫(ねこ) (beckoning cat, lucky cat figurine)

Related: 出世魚(しゅっせうお) (fish whose name changes as it grows)

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Added 2026.3.8 17:53 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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