幸 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「干」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「干」
- On
- コウ
- Kun
- しあわ(せ)・さいわ(い)・さち
- Meaning
- happiness, luck
Origin
Originally a picture of handcuffs. To escape the handcuffs meant good luck, so it came to mean happiness.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| コウ | 幸福・不幸・行幸 |
|---|---|
| さいわい | 幸い・幸いな事 |
| さち | 幸 |
| しあわせ | 幸せ・幸せな人 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 幸福こうふく
happiness
- 不幸ふこう
misfortune
Example
かぞくと いっしょで 幸せです。
I am happy together with my family.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)