終吉

Denotes a favorable resolution or an eventual state of auspiciousness. In divinatory contexts, the term typically implies a narrative arc of difficulty or instability resolving into success.

May function as a standalone prognostic summary ("Final outcome: Auspicious"), a predicate describing the conclusion of a matter, or a modifier for an eventually successful trajectory.

Contrast with 初吉 (chū jí), which indicates an auspicious beginning that may later encounter risk; 終吉 indicates success following prior uncertainty.

When rendering 吉, consider "favorable," "auspicious," or "correct" depending on whether the context implies ritual alignment or a general outcome. While 終 can mean "death," in this specific pairing it almost exclusively refers to a temporal or procedural conclusion.