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祥

auspicious
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingショウ
Kun readingさいわ.い、きざ.し、よ.い、つまび.らか
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. auspiciousRtK
    これらの国々はヨーロッパ文明発祥の地である。European civilization had its birth in these lands.tatoeba
    すこし落ち着け吉祥、おのぼりさん丸出しだぞ。Calm down a little, Kissho, your bumpkin nature is standing out!tatoeba
  2. happiness
  3. blessedness
  4. good omen
  5. good fortune
  1. omen (usu. good)
  2. (auspicious) sign
  3. first two anniversaries of a person's death

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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altar (示) · sheep (羊)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1169

Compound words

発祥はっしょう
origin; appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; birth of an emperor or his ancestors
発祥地はっしょうち
birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of origin
不祥事ふしょうじ
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
吉祥きっしょう
lucky omen
休祥きゅうしょう
good omen
健祥けんしょう
spirit
瑞祥ずいしょう
auspicious sign
清祥せいしょう
happiness and health
多祥たしょう
much happiness
禎祥ていしょう
good omen
不祥ふしょう
disgraceful
不祥不祥ふしょうぶしょう
reluctantly

Additional Examples

これらの国々はヨーロッパ文明発祥の地である。
European civilization had its birth in these lands.tatoeba
すこし落ち着け吉祥、おのぼりさん丸出しだぞ。
Calm down a little, Kissho, your bumpkin nature is standing out!tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 祥

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