Memory phrase for the character: 福


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Meaning

luck, good fortune

Pronunciation

FUKU

Explanation

Left: to show, altar 示/礻 (image of an altar 丁 with sth. 一 on, that is shown), right: barrel of sake 畐 (an altar offering, hence also: prosperity, luck)

Mnemonic


 
At the altar is a sake-barrel that brings: good luck.

Radicals

to show, altarThe radical shimesu is a simplification of "to show" 示, which is a pictogram of an altar.
barrel of sakeDeveloped from the image of a sake barrel, which is a typical temple offering at New Year. - The kanji 畐 also used as 'to fill' or 'roll of cloth' [フク]




 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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