吉 – good luck, joy, congratulations

6 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#711 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 吉 means good luck, joy, congratulations. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キチ、キツ (kichi, kitsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is よし (yoshi). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キチ	kichi
On’yomi	キツ	kitsu
Kun’yomi	よし	yoshi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: 口・士.

Words using 吉

不吉ふきつominous

Example sentences

１３日の金曜日は不吉な日だと言われている。

It is said that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.

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Kanji with the same radical

同合員問和名向告品各台口営可商味

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