Kanji Detail for 祉 - "welfare, blessing, happiness"

祉

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

祉 means "welfare, blessing, happiness."
1. Welfare - Well-being and happiness; state of prosperity.
2. Blessing - Divine favor; happiness bestowed by heaven.
3. Happiness - Joy and good fortune from above.
Words using 祉
- 福祉ふくし welfare; well-being; social welfare
- 社会福祉しゃかいふくし social welfare
- 老人福祉ろうじんふくし welfare for the aged
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- Verified meaning: welfare, blessing, happiness
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read みのる)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 祉

Given names 祉(みのる)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

welfare; happiness

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

happiness, blessings, good luck

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

felicity

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

blessings, happiness, good luck

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Blessing.
Onyomi

shi(シ)
Kunyomi

none
Strokes

8 strokes
Radical

示礻 (shimesu・shimesuhen)
Related Keywords

welfare blessing happiness fortune mercy benefit aid assistance care comfort divine favor grace joy luck prosperity relief

Sentences including 祉

公共の福祉のために働く。
I work for public welfare.
彼は福祉事務所で働いている。
He works at the welfare office.
彼女は社会福祉に携わっている。
She is engaged in social work.
彼女はお金を社会福祉に寄付した。
She devoted her money to social welfare.
彼は社会福祉のために働いている。
He is working for social welfare.
姉は会社福祉事業に従事している。
My sister is engaged in social work.
彼の福祉の概念はかなり観念的だ。
His notion of welfare is pretty abstract.
彼女は社会福祉事業に従事している。
She is engaged in social work.
その団体は老人福祉に関わっている。
The organization is concerned with the welfare of the aged.
彼の政策は国民の福祉に重点を置く。
His policy puts the accent on national welfare.

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Kanji Detail for 祉 - "welfare, blessing, happiness"

祉 Jōyō Kanji JLPT N1

Meaning

Words using 祉

Tattoo check: 祉

Name readings of 祉

Dictionary Citations

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Onyomi

Kunyomi

Strokes

Radical

Related Keywords

Sentences including 祉

More kanji with the radical 示 礻 (shimesu・shimesuhen)

祉

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

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