Word Meaning 吉日

きちじつ kichijitsu

吉日 is read as きちじつ (kichijitsu) and means unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written).

Meaning

English

unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
lucky day
auspicious day

Reading

Kana

きちじつ

Romaji

kichijitsu

Writing Variants

吉日きちにち kichinichi
吉日きつじつ kitsujitsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 凶日 Rank 37738 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大安吉日

たいあんきちじつ

very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)

大吉日

だいきちにち

very auspicious day

思い立ったが吉日

おもいたったがきちじつ

no time like the present

黄道吉日

おうどうきちにち

very auspicious day for all types of occasions

日吉神道

ひえしんとう

Hie Shinto (form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)

吉祥天

きちじょうてん

Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)

吉報

きっぽう

good news

吉兆

きっちょう

lucky omen

吉備国際大学

きびこくさいだいがく

Kibi International University

吉野時代

よしのじだい

Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392)

吉野朝時代

よしのちょうじだい

Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392)

吉野家

よしのや

Yoshinoya

Example Sentences

思い立ったが吉日。

おもいたったがきちじつ。

The best day to start is the day you decide to do it.

思い立ったが吉日！

Tomorrow never comes.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

大安吉日 Taian Kichinichi