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吉兆 (きっちょう, kitchou) Japanese meaning: lucky omen | Kotomora
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Seeing Mount Fuji in one's first dream of the year is considered a lucky omen.
A rainbow is said to be a sign of good luck.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 は 吉きっ 兆ちょう だ X is a good omen
It's said that a rainbow appearing is a good omen.
吉きっ 兆ちょう が 現あらわ れる a good omen appears
Right at the start of the new year, a good omen appeared.
吉きっ 兆ちょう を 告つ げる to herald good fortune
That dream was believed to herald good fortune.
Kanji 吉 good luck, joy, congratulations 兆 portent, 10**12, trillion Related words 縁起 is a broader everyday word for luck or fortune (as in 縁起がいい), while 吉兆 specifically names a concrete sign or omen of good fortune.
瑞兆 is an even more literary, classical term for an auspicious sign, whereas 吉兆 is the more commonly used equivalent today.
吉兆 is the common word for a good omen, while 祥 is a more formal, literary term for the same idea.
Etymology Compound of 吉 (good fortune) and 兆 (omen, sign). The reading きっちょう is a regular sound change from きち (吉) + ちょう (兆).
