Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 福


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Meaning

luck, good fortune

Pronunciation

FUKU

Explanation

Left: to show, altar 示/ (image of an altar with sth. on, that is shown), right: barrel of sake (an altar offering, hence also: prosperity, luck)

Mnemonic

At the altar a sake-barrel, brings us: good luck.

Radicals

to show, altar(The radical shimesu is a simplification of show 示, which is a pictogram of an altar.)
barrel of sake
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Vocabulary

ふく good fortune
祝福 しゅくふく blessing
福引 ふくびき lottery; tombola; drawing​
幸福 こうふく happiness, blessedness
福祉 ふくし welfare, well-being
福岡県 ふくおかけん Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyūshū)​

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