| Kanji | 吉 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | キチ、キツ | 
| Kunyomi | よし | 
| Nanori | え, き, きっ, きる, こし, と, よ | 
| English | good luck, joy, congratulations | 
| Examples | 不吉(ふきつ): ominous; sinister; bad luck; ill omen; inauspiciousness | 
| JLPT Level | 1 | 
| Jouyou Grade | S | 
| Frequency | 711 | 
| Components | 土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 口: mouth | 
| Number of Strokes | 6 | 
| Kanji Radical | 口 | 
| Radical Number | 30 | 
| Radical Strokes | 3 | 
| Radical Reading | くち・くちへん | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic | 
| Keyword | good luck | 
| Koohii Story 1 | The samurai´s wife gives him a (uhum) before battle for good luck. | 
| Koohii Story 2 | A true samurai gentleman will always mouth, "Good luck" to his opponents before a match. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 342 | 
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq501-750
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