吉

6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

good luck, joy, congratulations

Kun'yomi
  • よし
On'yomi
  • キチ
    		good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result) ②unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
  • キツ
    		good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result) ②unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
Nanori
  • え
  • き
  • きっ
  • きる
  • こし
  • と
  • よ

Main Radical

口(KanXi) 土(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

よし 70.3%
キチ 14.2%
キツ 10.3%
きっ 3.2%
き 2.0%

Character Breakdown

good luck, joy, congratulations
よし　キチ　キツ (8th, N1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

佶 劼 嘉 廚 拮 桔 結 臺 詰 頡 髻 黠

Common Words

きち
吉
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result) ②unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
ふ
不
きつ
吉
ominous
とよ
豊
とみ
臣
ひで
秀
よし
吉
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
きっ
吉
ぽう
報
good news
よし
吉
ぎゅう
牛
Yoshinoya gyudon (beef on rice)
よし
吉
の
野
ちょう
朝
じ
時
だい
代
Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392 CE)
よし
吉
の
野
じ
時
だい
代
Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392 CE)
よし
吉
だ
田
しん
神
とう
道
Yoshida Shinto
よし
吉
かわ
川
しん
神
とう
道
Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
よし
吉
わら
原
こと
言
ば
葉
language used by the harlots of the Yoshiwara red light district during the Edo period
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References

Unicode hex code 5409
JIS X 0208 1-21-40
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1053
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 711
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2167
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2691
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1369
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 464
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 278
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 990
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3289
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1142
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1141
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1194
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1124
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1064
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 199
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 893
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 282
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 326
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3p3.1
Four corner code 4060.1
De Roo Code 1477