JLPT N1 · な-adjective

不吉 (fukitsu)

不吉 (ふきつ, fukitsu) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “ominous; sinister”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ふきつ
Romaji: fukitsu
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious · な-adjective, noun

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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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 不吉

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	不吉だ	ふきつだ fukitsuda
Present (polite)	不吉です	ふきつです fukitsudesu
Negative	不吉じゃない	ふきつじゃない fukitsujanai
Past	不吉だった	ふきつだった fukitsudatta
Negative past	不吉じゃなかった	ふきつじゃなかった fukitsujanakatta
Te-form	不吉で	ふきつで fukitsude
Before a noun	不吉な	ふきつな fukitsuna
Adverb (~ni)	不吉に	ふきつに fukitsuni

Kanji in 不吉

不

negative, non-, badフ・ブ · 4 strokes

吉

good luck, joy, congratulationsキチ・キツ・よし · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 不吉.

不便ふべんinconvenience不ふun-不安ふあんanxiety不可ふかwrong不幸ふこうunhappiness不正ふせいinjustice不足ふそくinsufficiency不通ふつうsuspension不平ふへいdiscontent不満ふまんdissatisfaction不利ふりdisadvantage不思議ふしぎwonderful不自由ふじゆうdiscomfort不ぶun-

Source: JMdict entry 1491910 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.