吉日

きちじつ

Also written きちにち, きつじつ

Meanings

1. Noun lucky day; auspicious day
2. unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

Kanji

• 吉 lucky. Read as キチ.
• 日 day. Read as ジツ.

Example sentences

• 思い立ったが吉日！
  Tomorrow never comes.

Words containing 吉日

• 大安吉日 (たいあんきちじつ) very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)
• 思い立ったが吉日 (おもいたったがきちじつ) the best time for doing something is as soon as you've thought of it

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists