Auspicious words - Lucky words

Japanese: 縁起言葉 - えんぎことば
Auspicious words - Lucky words

…These are words that should not be spoken at certain times or places, or words used instead. Taboo words are divided into mountain words, offshore words, New Year's words, night words, and lucky words. Taboo words are one form of taboo in religious ceremonies, and are thought to have originated from the fact that not only were impure things and actions avoided when approaching gods or sacred places, but it was also taboo to say them out loud, and substitute words were used to express them. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "auspicious words" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…特定の時や場所で口にしてはならない言葉やその代りに用いる言葉をいう。忌言葉は山言葉,沖言葉,正月言葉,夜言葉,縁起言葉などに分けられる。忌言葉は,宗教儀礼における〈忌〉の一つの形式で,神や神聖な場所に近づく際には不浄なものや行為を避けるだけでなく,それを言葉に出していうことも忌み,代用語を用いていい表したことから生まれたと考えられている。…

※「縁起言葉」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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