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Kanji Detail for 福 - "fortune, blessing, happiness"

  • Meaning

    福 means "fortune, blessing, happiness."

    1. Fortune - Good luck; happiness and prosperity.

    2. Blessing - Bestowing happiness upon others; granting good fortune.

    3. Happiness - A state of well-being and contentment.

    4. Sacred offering - Wine and meat offered to gods during festivals.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    blessing; fortune; luck; wealth

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    happiness, good fortune, blessing

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Fu; abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    happiness, good fortune, blessings

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

    Auspicious matters. Generally called 福. Such as wealth, honor, longevity, and old age. (Book of Documents) Nine and five blessings. First is longevity. Second is wealth. Third is health. Fourth is love of virtue. Fifth is dying of old age.
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Sentences including

  • He is better off than he was.

  • Happiness consists of good health.

  • He lived a happy life.

  • I'm on top of the world.

  • I had a happy childhood.

  • He is not as well off as he used to be.

  • I want to make her happy.

  • Rich as he is , he is not happy.

  • Bob was very happy.

  • Their married life was full bliss.

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