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Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N3

786 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: happiness, blessing, fortune

Kunyomi: さいわ.い, さち, しあわ.せ

Onyomi: コウ

Composition: 土 𢆉

幸

Radical

Radical: 干

Reading: かん

Meaning: pestle

Strokes: 3

⼲

Examples

Examples with audio

幸運な(こううんな)   fortunate

幸福な(こうふくな)   happy

不幸な(ふこうな)   unhappy

薄幸な(はっこうな)   unfortunate

幸い(さいわい)   happiness [n.], luckily [adv.]

幸(さち)   happiness

幸せな(しあわせな)   happy

不幸せな(ふしあわせな)   unhappy

Onyomi Examples

幸 (サチ) good luck, fortune, happiness, harvest, yield

幸運 (コウウン) good luck, fortune

親不孝 (オヤフコウ) lack of filial piety, disobedience to one's parents

御幸 (ギョウキ) imperial visit, imperial outing

Kunyomi Examples

幸い (さいわい) happiness, blessedness, luck, fortune, felicity, luckily, fortunately

幸いあれ (さいわいあれ) be happy!, cheer up!

幸 (さち) good luck, fortune, happiness, harvest, yield

幸ある (さちある) fortunate, happy, lucky

川の幸 (かわのさち) catch (fish) of the river, products of the river, fruits of the river

山幸 (やまさち) food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.), fruits of the land

幸せ (しあわせ) happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing

幸せにする (しあわせにする) to bring someone happiness, to make someone happy

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