# 吉 good omen

士 (samurai radical) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
PN

## 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