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What does the kanji 幸 mean?

幸 means happiness, good fortune. On'yomi コウ. Kun'yomi さいわ.い、さち、しあわ.せ.

Quick facts
On'yomiコウ
Kun'yomiさいわ.い、さち、しあわ.せ
Strokes8
Main radical干
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi コウKun'yomi さいわ.い、さち、しあわ.せ
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

happiness, good fortune

Memory hook

Getting free of the shackles is the luckiest thing there is — HAPPINESS, LUCK.

Main radical

干dry 3 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Common words

  • 幸いさいわいfortunate, lucky
  • 幸せしあわせhappiness, happy
  • 幸福こうふくhappiness, well-being
  • 幸運こううんgood luck, fortune

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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