幸
Stroke order
Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Meaning (Japanese)
- さいわい。しあわせ。
- いく。ゆく。皇帝・国王が訪れる。
Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.
Origin of the character
「犬」と「矢」の上下顛倒形とから構成されるが、その造字本義は不明。
Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.
Meaning
happiness, blessing, fortune
English glosses from KANJIDIC2.
Readings
- On (Sino-Japanese)
- コウElem.
- Kun (native)
- さいわ(い)Elem.
- さちJHS
- しあわ(せ)Elem.
- Nanori (used in names)
- こ
- さき
- さし
- さっ
- とも
- ひろ
- みゆき
- ゆ
- ゆき
- よし
- Other languages
- 拼音xing4
- 한글haeng
- Hán-ViệtHạnh
Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.
Basics
- Strokes
- 8 strokes
- Radical
- 幺(よう)
- JIS level
- Level 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Unicode
U+5E78
Components
Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.
Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱土𢆉
Words using this kanji
- 幸せしあわせしあわせ 参照happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
- 幸福こうふくがされてこと。そのさま。happiness, well-being, joy, welfare
- 幸いさいわい「さいわい」を参照。happiness, blessedness, luck, fortune
- 幸運こううん運が良いこと。幸せであること。good luck, fortune
- 幸さちさいわいであること。 しあわせ。 産物。特に、天恵による産物。good luck, fortune, happiness, harvest
- 幸いですさいわいですit would be appreciated (if), I would be grateful (if), it would be helpful (if)
- 幸甚こうじん非常に幸運であること。 相手の行為に対して強い感謝の念をていること。being extremely grateful, being much obliged, being very appreciative, being very happy
- 幸便こうびんfavorable chance, favourable chance
- 幸臣こうしん気に入られた家臣。寵臣。favorite retainer, court favorite
- 幸茸さいわいたけbracket fungus (Ganoderma lucidum), reishi mushroom
- 幸先さいさきsign (of things to come), good omen, good sign
- 幸若こうわかstyle of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period
- 幸水こうすいkosui (cultivar of nashi, Pyrus pyrifolia)
- 幸薄さちうすnot blessed with happiness, unfortunate, appearing fragile and melancholic, seeming to invite misfortune (regardless of actual happiness)
- 幸せ者しあわせものfortunate person, lucky fellow, lucky dog
- 幸運児こううんじ運に恵まれた人。幸せな人。lucky person, fortunate man
- 幸あるさちあるfortunate, happy, lucky
- 幸福感こうふくかんfeeling of happiness, sense of well-being, euphoria
- 幸あれさちあれgood luck!, all the best
- 幸若舞こうわかまい室町時代後期、桃井直詮（幼名幸若丸）が始めたとされる声曲。声明、平曲などを取り入れ、武家の事柄を題材とした。style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)
Words starting with this kanji, most common first.
Similar-looking kanji
- 走One part differs
- 寺One part differs
- 圭One part differs
- 丵One part differs
- 坴One part differs
- 垚One part differs
- 弆One part differs
- 𥸮One part differs
Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.
Lookup codes
- SKIP
2-3-5- Four Corner
4040.1- Spahn–Hadamitzky
3b5.9- Heisig
- 1622
- Nelson
- 1073