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Kanji Detail for 祥 - "auspicious, good omen"

祥

  • Meaning

    祥 means "auspicious, good omen." Also associated with felicity.

    1. Auspicious - Bringing good fortune; favorable and lucky.

    2. Good omen - A sign of coming happiness; a positive portent.

    3. Felicity - Great happiness; joyous occasions; blessings.

    4. Memorial - A ceremony marking the end of mourning.

  • Words using 祥

    • 不祥事 ふしょうじ Listen scandal; impropriety; misconduct
    • 発祥 はっしょう Listen origin

  • Four-character idioms with 祥

    • 不祥事件 ふしょうじけん Listen scandal; disgraceful incident; scandalous affair
    • 祥月命日 しょうつきめいにち Listen anniversary of a person's death

  • Tattoo check: 祥

    • Verified meaning: auspicious, good omen
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, あきら, あきらか, かつあき)
    • Also carries these associations: felicity

    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 祥

    Given names 祥(あき)Listen 祥(あきら)Listen 祥(あきらか)Listen 祥(かつよし)Listen 祥(さき)Listen 祥(さち)Listen

    Surnames 祥(かつあき)Listen 祥(かつお)Listen 祥(かつすけ)Listen 祥(かつとし)Listen 祥(かつひろ)Listen 祥(かつより)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    auspicious; happiness; blessedness; good omen; good fortune

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    good luck, good omen; happiness

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    auspicious; propitious

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    happiness, good fortune; auspicious

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

    An omen. Anciently both auspicious and inauspicious omens were called 祥. Now specifically auspicious omens are called 祥. Inauspicious omens are called 不祥. | A mourning sacrifice name. In three years of mourning, after one year is 小祥 (lesser auspicious). After another year is 大祥 (greater auspicious). Seen in (Record of Rites).

  • Onyomi

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    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

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    kizashi(きざ-し) きざ-し

    saiwa.i(さいわ-い) さいわ-い

    tsumabi.raka(つまび-らか) つまび-らか

    yoi(よい) よい

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    示 礻 (shimesu・shimesuhen)

  • Related Keywords

    auspicious good omen felicity festival of mourning happiness memorial blessings bliss favorable joy luck portent prosperity harmony contentment delight

Sentences including 祥

  • Emojis originated in Japan.

  • The Middle East is the cradle of civilization.

  • The scandal was an obstacle to his promotion.

  • The scandal hurt the company's reputation.

  • European civilization had its birth in these lands.

  • Calm down a little, Kissho, your bumpkin nature is standing out!

  • Taekwondo's place of origin is Korea, where it is established as a national sport.

  • I don't think Tom was involved in the scandal.

  • The main person who caused that financial scandal is the president of ABC investment bank.

  • Despite their own scandals, the police continue to make arrests as though nothing had happened at all.

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