幸 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「干」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「干」
- On
- コウこう · kō
- Kun
- しあわ(せ)・さいわ(い)・さちshiawa(se) · saiwa(i) · sachi
- Meaning
- happiness, luck
Stroke order
Origin
Originally a picture of handcuffs. To escape the handcuffs meant good luck, so it came to mean happiness.
Readings and examples
| Onコウこうkō | 幸福こうふく不幸ふこう行幸ぎょうこう |
|---|---|
| Kunさいわいsaiwai | 幸いさいわい幸いな事さいわいなこと |
| Kunさちsachi | 幸みゆき |
| Kunしあわせshiawase | 幸せしあわせ幸せな人しあわせなひと |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 幸福こうふく
happiness
- 不幸ふこう
misfortune
- 幸運こううん
Example
かぞくと いっしょで 幸せです。
I am happy together with my family.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)