Japanese symbol for “auspicious”
目出度い
めでたい
Romaji: medetai
happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous
In Japanese, auspicious is 目出度い, read めでたい (medetai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-i happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous
- adj-i naive
Written forms: 目出度い、愛でたい、芽出度い. Readings: めでたい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “auspicious”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吉祥 | きっしょう kisshou | lucky omen; happy; auspicious |
| 愛でたし | めでたし medetashi | happy; auspicious; propitious |
| お目出度い | おめでたい omedetai | (matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.) |
| 縁起がいい | えんぎがいい engigaii | of good omen; auspicious; lucky |
| 縁起の良い | えんぎのいい enginoii | of good omen; auspicious; lucky |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
| 目標 | もくひょう mokuhyou | goal; target; aim |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく chuumoku | notice; attention; observation |
| 項目 | こうもく koumoku | item; heading; category |
| 目撃 | もくげき mokugeki | witnessing; observing; sighting |
| 駄目 | だめ dame | no good; not serving its purpose; useless |
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
See also: Chinese symbol for “auspicious”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.