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吉

Good Luck

WaniKani level 44JLPT N1Joyo general useTop 500-1,000 Β· #7116 strokes

Meanings

Good Luck, Joy, Congratulations

On'yomi

きけ、 き぀

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

γ‚ˆγ—

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 吉

吉 is written in 6 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

吉 (Good Luck) is taught on WaniKani at level 44 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #711 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 6 strokes.

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