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吉

吉 — good luck, joy, congratulations

On
キチ, キツ
Kun
よし
Strokes
6
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 吉

  • 吉兆きっちょうlucky omen; good omenCommon
  • 吉報きっぽうgood newsCommon

    その吉報は大変すばやく村中に広がった。
    The good news spread through the village quickly.

  • 不吉ふきつominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspiciousCommon

    13日の金曜日は不吉な日だと言われている。
    It is said that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.

  • 大吉だいきちexcellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)Occasional
  • 諭吉ゆきち10,000 yen noteOccasional
  • 吉野家よしのやYoshinoya (gyudon restaurant chain)Occasional
  • 吉きちgood fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousnessRare
  • 中吉ちゅうきちmoderately good luck (in fortune-telling)Rare
  • 吉夢きちむauspicious dream; well-boding dreamRare
  • 吉書きっしょfirst calligraphy of the yearRare
  • 土吉つちよしearth form of "good luck" characterRare
  • 吉牛よしぎゅうgyudon from the Yoshinoya chain restaurantRare
  • 吉草油きっそうゆvalerian oilRare
  • 吉芋きちいもKichiimo (chain of sweet potato restaurants)Rare
  • 吉慶きっけいsomething auspicious; something to celebrateRare
  • 吉野時代よしのじだいYoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the view…Rare
  • 吉野朝時代よしのちょうじだいYoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the view…Rare
  • 吉田神道よしだしんとうYoshida Shinto; fusion of Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism stressing t…Rare
  • 吉川線よしかわせんscratch marks on the neck of a body (indicating a struggling victim of strangul…Rare
  • 吉本総合芸能学院よしもとそうごうげいのうがくいんYoshimoto New Star Creation (comedy school established by Yoshimoto Kogyo); Yos…Rare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 55 words that use 吉.

  • 不吉 ふきつ ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
  • 吉兆 きっちょう lucky omen; good omen
  • 吉報 きっぽう good news
  • 大吉 だいきち excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
  • 諭吉 ゆきち 10,000 yen note

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