不吉(ふきつ)

ふきつ
adjective (na)
unlucky; ominous; inauspicious
1. unlucky; ominous; inauspicious
Suggesting bad fortune or an unfavorable outcome. Used to describe signs, omens, events, or feelings that foreshadow something bad.
不吉(ふきつ)な予感(よかん)がする。
I have an ominous feeling.
黒猫(くろねこ)を不吉(ふきつ)だと思(おも)う人(ひと)もいる。
Some people consider black cats unlucky.
出発(しゅっぱつ)の朝(あさ)に鏡(かがみ)が割(わ)れて、不吉(ふきつ)な気持(きも)ちになった。
A mirror broke on the morning of departure, and I got an uneasy feeling.

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
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