Word Meaning 吉祥

きっしょう kisshou

吉祥 is read as きっしょう (kisshou) and means lucky omen.

Meaning

English

lucky omen
happy
auspicious

Reading

Kana

きっしょう

Romaji

kisshou

Writing Variants

吉祥きちじょう kichijou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Rank 120419 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

吉祥天

きっしょうてん

Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)

吉祥草

きちじょうそう

Reineckea carnea (flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family)

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

吉備団子

きびだんご

millet dumplings

吉日

きちじつ

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

吉原言葉

よしわらことば

language used by the harlots of the Yoshiwara red light district during the Edo period

吉林大学

きつりんだいがく

Jilin University

Example Sentences

すこし落ち着け吉祥、おのぼりさん丸出しだぞ。

Calm down a little, Kissho, your bumpkin nature is standing out!