Kanji

幸

happiness, blessing, fortune

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

干部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さいわい, さち, しあわせ

Nanori (Name Reading)

さい, さき, さち, たか, たつ, とみ, とも, ひで, みゆき, むら, ゆき, よし

Common Readings

コウ, さいわ…い, さち, しあわ…せ

Example sentences

幸せ しあわせ
家族と一緒に過ごす時間が一番幸せだ。

The time I spend with my family is when I'm happiest.

小さな ちいさな
小さな幸せを大切にしたい。

I want to cherish small happinesses.

幸い さいわい
ご検討いただければ幸いです。

I would be grateful if you could consider it.

たいした たいした
幸い、怪我はたいしたことはなかったので安心した。

Fortunately, the injury was not very serious, so I felt relieved.

不幸 ふこう
身内に不幸があって、急遽実家に帰ることになった。

There was a death in the family, so I had to return to my hometown suddenly.

重なる かさなる
不幸な出来事が重なって、彼は元気をなくした。

Unfortunate events overlapped, and he lost his spirit.

幸運 こううん
彼は幸運にもその事故で無傷だった。

He was luckily unhurt in that accident.

あいまって あいまって
努力と幸運があいまって、素晴らしい結果が生まれた。

Hard work coupled with good luck produced a wonderful result.

幸福 こうふく
家族と一緒に過ごす時間に、最大の幸福を感じる。

I feel the greatest happiness in the time I spend with my family.

とは とは
幸福とは人それぞれ違う

Happiness is different for each person.

Example Vocabulary

幸せ

しあわせ

happiness; good fortune; happy; lucky

幸い

さいわい

happiness; blessing; fortunately; I would be grateful if...

不幸

ふこう

unhappiness; misfortune; death in the family

幸運

こううん

good luck; fortune

幸福

こうふく

happiness; well-being; blessedness

幸せにする

しあわせにする

to make (someone) happy

幸いにも

さいわいにも

fortunately; luckily

幸

さち

fortune; happiness; bounty (of the sea/mountains)

幸いなことに

さいわいなことに

fortunately; luckily; as luck would have it

不幸中の幸い

ふこうちゅうのさいわい

a small mercy in a bad situation; a fortunate point amid misfortune

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