瑞兆(ずいちょう)

ずいちょう
noun
good omen, auspicious sign
formal
1. good omen, auspicious sign, happy portent
A sign indicating good fortune or a positive outcome. A formal/literary word used for favorable omens.
虹(にじ)は瑞兆(ずいちょう)とされる。
Rainbows are considered auspicious signs.
新年(しんねん)の初夢(はつゆめ)に富士山(ふじさん)が出(で)るのは瑞兆(ずいちょう)だ。
Seeing Mt. Fuji in your first dream of the new year is a good omen.
古来(こらい)、白(しろ)い動物(どうぶつ)は瑞兆(ずいちょう)として尊(とうと)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(ずい) means 'auspicious' or 'felicitous' and appears in names and formal vocabulary.

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Synonym: 吉兆(きっちょう) (good omen (more common))
Antonym: 凶兆(きょうちょう) (bad omen)
Related: 前兆(ぜんちょう) (forewarning (neutral))
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Added 2026.1.31 19:45 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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