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幸

Happiness
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingしあわ.せ、さいわ.い、さち

Meanings

  1. happinessRtK
  2. blessing
  3. fortune
  1. good luck
  2. harvest
  3. yield

Synonyms

山の幸海の幸

Popular Usage

幸運幸福幸い幸せ

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ten (十) · needle (丨) · stand up (立) · vase · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1622

Compound words

彼は富を幸福と同じだと考えている。
He equates wealth with happiness.tatoeba
彼は不幸のどん底にあった。
He was in the depth of misery.tatoeba
彼は不幸のために同情を得た。
His misfortune gained him sympathy.tatoeba
彼は不幸にも息子を失った。
He had the misfortune to lose his son.tatoeba
幸運が向こうから舞い込んでくること。
Its meaning is the same as 'Tana kara Botamochi' (sometimes it is translated as 'his bread is buttered on both sides').wiki
詮房は江戸時代における幸運児の一人といえる。
Akifusa is thus said to have been one of the luckiest men of the entire Edo period.wiki
弓矢は幸福を表すと同時に霊力を持つ狩猟具であった。
Yumiya was a tool for hunting having spiritual power as well as showing happiness.wiki
国が衰え人々の心も荒み、現世での幸福も期待できない。
The country would decline, the people's hearts would become barren and they could not expect happiness in this world.wiki
幸いにも再起し製作を再開した日活に入社。
Fortunately he made another recovery and joined Nikkatsu Corporation which had resumed its film making activities.wiki
とき325号の事例では、対向列車の不在が幸いした。
In the case of the Toki 325 train, it was lucky that no train was running on the track on the other side.wiki
一方、お宮も幸せに暮らせずにいた。
Meanwhile, Omiya could not live happily, neither.wiki
幸せを祈るために、鳴釜神事をすることとなった。
In order to pray to the god for happiness, the Cauldron Purification ritual is going to be held.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Happiness. Handcuffs taken off — freedom and good luck.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 幸

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step