8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

happiness, blessing, fortune

Kun'yomi
  • happiness ②luckily
  • good luck ②harvest
  • happiness
On'yomi
  • good luck ②harvest
Nanori
  • さき
    good luck ②harvest
  • さし
  • さっ
  • とも
  • ひろ
  • みゆき
  • ゆき
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

しあわ 58.1%
コウ 31.2%
さいわ 5.6%
ゆき 4.2%
さち 0.8%
さっ 0.0%

Character Breakdown

happiness, blessing, fortune
しあわ.せ コウ さいわ.い (3rd, N3)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)

Contained In

Common Words

unhappiness ②death (usu. of a relative)
happiness ②luckily
putting on weight from the good (married) life
to bring someone happiness
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References

Unicode hex code 5E78
JIS X 0208 1-25-12
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1073
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1595
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2216
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2755
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1408
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 712
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9176
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 279
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 684
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 697
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 395
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 504
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 295
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 297
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 423
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 894
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 575
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1519
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b5.9
Four corner code 4040.1
De Roo Code 1455