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吉(き↑ち↓)= Lucky (especially from a fortune)
不吉(ふ↑きつ)= Unlucky

Why is it not ふきち!? Makes me want to quote Atsugiri Jason: WHY JAPANESE PEOPLE WHY!!!

/rant

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[–] Nihongo@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thanks... I looked up 吉, and unfortunately it appears that there are just two onyomis for this. WHY!

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

It's true that other combos for this have kichi as onyomi... this probably is one of those many exceptions.