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福

Luck
Stroke count: 13

Readings

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JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3Level 15

Verbs with «福»

祝福する

Meanings

  1. luck
  2. blessingRtK
  3. fortune
  4. wealth
    彼は富を幸福と同じだと考えている。He equates wealth with happiness.tatoeba
  1. good fortune
  2. happiness
  3. good luck

Homonyms

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Same reading (ふく)
服 · clothes (esp. Western clothes)吹く · to blow (of the wind)副 · assistant拭く · to wipe

Popular Usage

幸福

Radicals and components

Radical示spirit礻variant
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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altar (示) · wealth · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · mouth (口) · rice field (田) · brains

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1171

Compound words

幸福こうふく
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
福来朗ふくろう
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
至福しふく
beatitude; supreme bliss
祝福しゅくふく
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; wishing (someone) good luck; blessing (from God)
福音ふくいん
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
福祉ふくし
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
冥福めいふく
happiness in the next world; heavenly bliss; repose of one's soul
裕福ゆうふく
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
福助ふくすけ
large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
福岡ふくおか
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
七福神しちふくじん
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
社会福祉しゃかいふくし
social welfare
福利厚生ふくりこうせい
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
老人福祉ろうじんふくし
welfare for the aged
禍福かふく
fortune and misfortune
祉福しふく
prosperity
お多福おたふく
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)
阿多福おたふく
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)
於多福おたふく
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)
大福帳だいふくちょう
(Edo-period) account book
福岡県ふくおかけん
Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyūshū)
福岡縣ふくおかけん
Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyūshū)
介護福祉かいごふくし
nursing/care welfare
公衆福祉こうしゅうふくし
public welfare

Additional Examples

彼は福田派に属していました。
He once belonged to the Fukuda faction.tatoeba
彼は福祉事務所で働いている。
He works at the welfare office.tatoeba
彼は福祉を受けて生活する人たちを軽蔑した。
He despised those who lived on welfare.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Good fortune. 礻 (altar) + 畐 (a full jar) — a full jar of wine on an altar: a prayer for blessings.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 福

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