吉 — kanji meaning “good luck”
吉
good luck, joy, congratulations
- Meanings
- good luck, joy, congratulations
- On'yomi
- キチ (kichi)、キツ (kitsu)
- Kun'yomi
- よし
- Name readings
- え、き、きっ、きる、こし、と
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #711 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- jí — Chinese character page
Words with 吉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不吉 | ふきつ fukitsu | ominous; sinister; unlucky |
| 吉兆 | きっちょう kitchou | lucky omen; good omen |
| 吉報 | きっぽう kippou | good news |
| 大吉 | だいきち daikichi | excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling) |
| 諭吉 | ゆきち yukichi | 10,000 yen note |
| 吉野家 | よしのや yoshinoya | Yoshinoya (gyudon restaurant chain) |
| 吉本興業 | よしもとこうぎょう yoshimotokougyou | Yoshimoto Kogyo |
| 小吉 | しょうきち shoukichi | slightly good luck (esp. as an omikuji fortune-telling result) |
| 末吉 | すえきち suekichi | good luck to come (esp. as an omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck |
| 吉備 | きび kibi | Kibi (former province located in present-day Okayama and parts of Hiroshima, Hyōgo and Kagawa prefectures; later split into Bizen, Bitchu and Bingo provinces) |
| 吉祥 | きっしょう kisshou | lucky omen; happy; auspicious |
| 吉日 | きちじつ kichijitsu | lucky day; auspicious day |
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