吉
lucky; good luck; joy; congratulations
6 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 711.
Readings
- キチ (on reading): 吉 (きち) good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); 末吉 (すえきち) good luck to come (esp. as an omikuji fortune-telling result)
- よし (kun reading): 吉野家 (よしのや) Yoshinoya (gyudon restaurant chain); 吉本興業 (よしもとこうぎょう) Yoshimoto Kogyo
- キツ (on reading): 不吉 (ふきつ) ominous; 嘉吉 (かきつ) Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
Components
Kanji containing 吉
- 結 tie
- 周 circumference
- 喜 rejoice
- 詰 packed
- 舎 cottage
- 舗 shop
- 嘉 applaud
- 壱 one (in documents)
- 佶 healthy
- 劼 be careful
- 拮 be imminent
- 桔 used in plant names
- 臺 stand
- 頡 take wing
- 髻 samurai topknot
- 黠 crafty
Words using 吉
- 吉 (きち) good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result)
- 末吉 (すえきち) good luck to come (esp. as an omikuji fortune-telling result)
- 大吉 (だいきち) excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
- 小吉 (しょうきち) slightly good luck (esp. as an omikuji fortune-telling result)
- 吉日 (きちじつ) lucky day
- 吉野家 (よしのや) Yoshinoya (gyudon restaurant chain)
- 吉本興業 (よしもとこうぎょう) Yoshimoto Kogyo
- 住吉会 (すみよしかい) Sumiyoshi-kai (yakuza syndicate)
- 吉田神道 (よしだしんとう) Yoshida Shinto
- 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)
- 不吉 (ふきつ) ominous
- 嘉吉 (かきつ) Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
- 勿吉 (もっきつ) Mohe (one of the Tungusic-speaking tribes)
- 吉林大学 (きつりんだいがく) Jilin University
- 吉林省 (きつりんしょう) Jilin Province (China)
- 吉備国際大学 (きびこくさいだいがく) Kibi International University
- 日吉神道 (ひえしんとう) Hie Shinto (form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
- 吉備 (きび) Kibi (former province located in present-day Okayama and parts of Hiroshima, Hyōgo and Kagawa prefectures; later split into Bizen, Bitchu and Bingo provinces)
- 吉里吉里人 (きりきりじん) Kirikirijin (1981 satirical novel by Inoue Hisashi)
53 words in all.