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    3. 不吉

    不吉

    不ふ吉きつ

    ominous

    N1KMT9News #31+1CoreNoun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab10 strokes

    ふきつ

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    ominous, sinister, unlucky, inauspicious

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    その黒くろ猫ねこは不ふ吉きつな予よ感かんがすると言いわれています。

    That black cat is said to bring an ominous feeling.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    不ふ吉きつな夢ゆめを見みた後あと、彼かれは一いち日にち中じゅ落うおち着つきませんでした。

    After having an ominous dream, he was restless all day.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの不ふ吉きつな予よ言げんは、皆みなの心こころに不ふ安あんを及およぼしました。

    His ominous prophecy caused anxiety in everyone's hearts.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    不ふ吉きつな雰ふん囲い気きの漂ただよう廃はい墟きょは、探たん検けん家かたちを惹ひきつけました。

    The ruins, permeated with an ominous atmosphere, attracted explorers.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyTravel & Transportation
    古こ代だいの人ひと々びとは、自し然ぜん現げん象しょうの中なかに不ふ吉きつな兆ちょう候こうを見みい出だすことがよくありました。

    Ancient people often found ominous signs in natural phenomena.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyHistoryNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    不
    negative・non-・bad・ugly・clumsy
    吉
    よし…(9)
    good luck・joy・congratulations
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