吉 good omen

士 (samurai radical) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)

Onyomi

KITSU

Mnemonic

It's considered good omen if a samurai kisses a FOX (in Japanese: KITSUne) on the mouth.

Kunyomi

きち	90% of the time this is only used in fortune-telling. Usually used like this: 吉　（きち）(good omen) or 不吉な兆し　（ふきちなきざし）bad omen LAZY ★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

不吉(ふきつ) な

inauspicious, dark, ill-omened ★☆☆☆☆ 不 (un) + 吉 (good omen) = 不吉 (inauspicious, dark, ill-omened)

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
吉	good omen	SAMURAI	士
告	inform	THROW
克	overcome	LEGS

Seeing a SAMURAI is a good omen,
but you THROW information to your friends - 'Hey I just saw a damn samurai!'

Steve Austin overcame the loss of his LEGS and went on to fight crime as the six million dollar man.

Used In

• 詰
• 結

Synonyms

portent, omen 吉    縁起の悪い    吉兆