不吉(ふきつ)

Usage

Often used with 予感(よかん) (premonition), 前兆(ぜんちょう) (omen), or 夢(ゆめ) (dream). Common in both everyday speech and literary contexts. The opposite is 吉(きち) (good fortune).

Common collocations

• 不吉(ふきつ)な予感(よかん) (ominous premonition)
• 不吉(ふきつ)な前兆(ぜんちょう) (bad omen)
• 不吉(ふきつ)な夢(ゆめ) (ominous dream)
• 不吉(ふきつ)な数字(すうじ) (unlucky number)

Similar words

• 縁起(えんぎ)が悪(わる)い: brings bad luck — more colloquial and superstitious
• 不穏(ふおん): unsettling, disturbing — focuses on social unrest or instability