Vocabulary

What does 幸せ (しあわせ, shiawase) mean?

幸せ (しあわせ, shiawase) means happiness, fortunate.

Quick facts
Readingしあわせ
Romajishiawase
Part of speechnoun, na-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しあわせ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshiawase

happiness, fortunate

  1. 1noun · na-adjective happiness; good fortune; luck

Example sentences

  • She looks very happy.

  • I feel happy when I'm with my family.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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