See also: 縁起

Chinese edit

 
along; predestined affinity; reason
along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (緣起)
simp. (缘起)
 
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Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

緣起

  1. to happen for a particular reason

Noun edit

緣起

  1. cause; origin
  2. account of an initiation (of a project, founding of an institution)
  3. (Buddhism) pratītyasamutpāda

Synonyms edit

  • (cause):

Derived terms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
えん
Jinmeiyō
き > ぎ
Grade: 3
on’yomi kan’on
For pronunciation and definitions of 緣起 – see the following entry.
縁起えんぎ
[noun] an omen
[noun] a cause of something, an origin, a source
[noun] (Buddhism) pratītyasamutpāda
(This term, 緣起, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

緣起 (yeon'gi) (hangeul 연기)

  1. Hanja form? of 연기.