末吉(すえきち)

すえきち
noun
future blessing (omikuji fortune level)
culture
1. future blessing; good fortune that will come later (on an omikuji)
A fortune level on an 御神籤(おみくじ) meaning that good luck lies ahead rather than now — a sign to be patient. It is one of the lower-ranking blessings.
おみくじで末吉(すえきち)を引(ひ)いた。
I drew a future blessing on the omikuji.
末吉(すえきち)は、今(いま)は我慢(がまん)の時期(じき)だという意味(いみ)だ。
A future blessing means that now is a time for patience.
末吉(すえきち)だったので少(すこ)しがっかりしたが、これから運(うん)が良(よ)くなると書(か)いてあって安心(あんしん)した。
I was a little disappointed to get a future blessing, but it said my luck would improve from now on, which reassured me.

A lower-ranking fortune on an おみくじ meaning that good luck will come in time rather than right away — a cue to be patient. 末(すえ) means "end" or "later," so the blessing (吉(きち)) is one that arrives eventually.

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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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