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good omen, auspicious sign, happy portent
A sign indicating good fortune or a positive outcome. A formal/literary word used for favorable omens.
虹は瑞兆とされる。
Rainbows are considered auspicious signs.
新年の初夢に富士山が出るのは瑞兆だ。
Seeing Mt. Fuji in your first dream of the new year is a good omen.
古来、白い動物は瑞兆として尊ばれてきた。
Since ancient times, white animals have been revered as auspicious omens.
FORMALITY: Formal/literary. Used in traditional or ceremonial contexts.
CHARACTER NOTE: The character 瑞 means 'auspicious' or 'felicitous' and appears in names and formal vocabulary.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 瑞兆とされる (to be considered a good omen)
- 瑞兆が現れる (an auspicious sign appears)
RELATED WORDS:
- 吉兆 (good omen - more commonly used)
- 凶兆 (bad omen - antonym)
- 前兆 (forewarning - neutral)