吉
吉 — Good luck
good luck, joy, congratulations
On’yomiキチ (kichi)
On’yomiキツ (kitsu)
Kun’yomiよし (yoshi)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 吉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不吉 | ふきつ fukitsu | ominous; sinister; unlucky |
| 吉兆 | きっちょう kicchou | lucky omen; good omen |
| 大吉 | だいきち daikichi | excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling) |
| 吉報 | きっぽう kippou | good news |
| 吉祥天 | きっしょうてん kisshouten | Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana) |
Study notes
吉 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #711 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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