中吉(ちゅうきち)

ちゅうきち
noun
middle blessing (omikuji fortune level)
culture
1. middle blessing; a moderately good fortune (on an omikuji)
A fortune level on an 御神籤(おみくじ) (paper fortune drawn at shrines and temples), ranking below 大吉(だいきち) (great blessing) and above 小吉(しょうきち) (small blessing).
おみくじで中吉(ちゅうきち)が出(で)た。
I drew a middle blessing on the omikuji.
初詣(はつもうで)で引(ひ)いたおみくじは中吉(ちゅうきち)だった。
The fortune I drew on my New Year's shrine visit was a middle blessing.
大吉(だいきち)ではなかったが、中吉(ちゅうきち)だったので今年(ことし)はまあまあ良(よ)い年(とし)になりそうだ。
It wasn't a great blessing, but it was a middle blessing, so this year looks like it will be a fairly good one.

A middling-good fortune drawn on an おみくじ. A common ranking, best to worst, is 大吉(だいきち) → 中吉(ちゅうきち) → 小吉(しょうきち) → 吉(きち) → 末吉(すえきち) → 凶(きょう), though the exact order varies by shrine.

Common collocations

  • 中吉(ちゅうきち)が出(で)る: to draw a middle blessing
  • おみくじで中吉(ちゅうきち)を引(ひ)く: to pull a middle blessing on a fortune slip

Related Words

Related: 大吉(だいきち) (great blessing (best fortune))
Related: おみくじ (paper fortune drawn at shrines)
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Added 2026.6.10 10:34 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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