English
ennichi
Ennichi comes from Japanese 縁日 ‘a day believed to have a special relation to a…’.
- Japanesemodern縁日‘a day believed to have a special relation to a certain deity’
- Englishearliest quotation 1960ennichi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern縁日‘a day believed to have a special relation to a certain deity’
- Englishearliest quotation 1960ennichi
Earliest quotation: 1960, Setsuo Uenoda, Japan: “Visiting ennichi, or temple or shrine festival, has ceased…”
Every English word from Japanese 縁日
Today it means
noun A day to have a special connection with a particular Japanese deity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 縁日 / ennichi