緣起

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See also: 縁起

Chinese

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

Verb

緣起

  1. to happen for a particular reason

Noun

緣起

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

Synonyms

  • (cause):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
緣 起
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】
an omen
a cause of something, an origin, a source
(Buddhism) pratītyasamutpāda
(This term, 緣起, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
緣起

Noun

緣起 • (yeon'gi) (hangeul 연기)

  1. Hanja form? of 연기.
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