Kanji

吉

吉

good luck, joy, congratulations

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キチ, キツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

よし

Nanori (Name Reading)

きつ, さち, とみ, はじめ, よ, よし

Common Readings

キチ, キツ

Example sentences

不吉 ふきつ
黒い猫が前を横切るのは、不吉な予兆だと信じられている。

It is believed that a black cat crossing in front of you is an ominous sign.

的中 てきちゅう
彼の不吉な予感がずばりと的中した。

His ominous premonition came true exactly.

吉 きち
占いの結果は吉と出た。

The fortune-telling result came out as 'good luck'.

卦 け
易者が立てた卦は、吉と出た。

The hexagram cast by the fortune teller turned out to be lucky.

吉報 きっぽう
合格の吉報が届くのを待っている。

I am waiting for the good news of passing to arrive.

豊臣秀吉 とよとみひでよし
豊臣秀吉は検地を行い、天下統一を進めた。

豊臣秀吉 carried out land surveys and pushed forward the unification of the realm.

豊臣秀次 とよとみひでつぐ
豊臣秀次は豊臣秀吉の養子となり、のちに関白になった。

豊臣秀次 became the adopted son of 豊臣秀吉 and later became regent.

Example Vocabulary

不吉

ふきつ

ominous; unlucky; sinister

吉

きち

good luck; auspiciousness; joy

吉報

きっぽう

good news; joyful tidings

大吉

だいきち

吉祥

きっしょう

吉兆

きっちょう

豊臣秀吉

とよとみひでよし

豊臣秀吉, the late 16th-century warlord who unified Japan

思い立ったが吉日

おもいたったがきちじつ

小吉

しょうきち

吉日

きちじつ

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