Moto 幸: Happiness; Blessing; FortuneKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コウ
- Kun'yomi
- さいわ(い)、さち、しあわ(せ)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 82 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コウ)
- 不幸ふこうunhappiness; sorrow
- 幸福こうふくhappiness; well-being
- 幸運こううんgood luck; fortune
- 射幸心しゃこうしんpassion for gambling; fondness for speculation
- 不幸にしてふこうにしてunfortunately; regrettably
- 不幸にもふこうにもunfortunately; unluckily
- 不幸中の幸いふこうちゅうのさいわいsmall mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud
- 不幸自慢ふこうじまんbragging of one's misfortune
- 不幸話ふこうばなしtalking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes
- 多幸たこうgreat happiness
- 多幸感たこうかんeuphoria; eudemonia
- 多幸症たこうしょうeuphoria
- 寵幸ちょうこうfavor; favour
- 射幸しゃこうspeculation
- 小確幸しょうかっこうsimple pleasure (in life)
- 巡幸じゅんこうImperial tour; royal progress
- 幸か不幸かこうかふこうかfor better or worse; luckily or unluckily
- 幸便こうびんfavorable chance; favourable chance
- 幸水こうすいkosui (cultivar of nashi, Pyrus pyrifolia)
- 幸災楽禍こうさいらくかdelighting in the misfortune of others
- 幸甚こうじんpleased; obliged
- 幸福に浸るこうふくにひたるto be blissful; to be very happy
- 幸福の科学こうふくのかがくKofuku-no-Kagaku; The Institute for Research in Human Happiness (religion founded in Japan in 1986)
- 幸福を求めるこうふくをもとめるto seek happiness; to pursue happiness
- 幸福主義こうふくしゅぎeudaemonism; eudemonism
- 幸福度こうふくどlevel of happiness; degree of happiness
- 幸福感こうふくかんfeeling of happiness; sense of well-being
- 幸福追求権こうふくついきゅうけんright to the pursuit of happiness
- 幸若こうわかstyle of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period
- 幸若舞こうわかまいstyle of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)
- 幸運の女神こううんのめがみLady Luck
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 幸せしあわせhappiness; good fortune
- 幸いさいわいhappiness; blessedness
- 不幸せふしあわせunhappiness; misfortune
- 幸さちgood luck; fortune
- こぼれ幸いこぼれざいわいunexpected piece of good luck; windfall
- これ幸いこれさいわいtaking advantage of (a convenient situation)
- もっけの幸いもっけのさいわいwindfall; piece of good luck
- 勿怪の幸いもっけのさいわいwindfall; piece of good luck
- 山の幸やまのさちfood of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
- 山幸やまさちfood of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
- 川の幸かわのさちcatch (fish) of the river; products of the river
- 幸あるさちあるfortunate; happy
- 幸あれさちあれgood luck!; all the best
- 幸あれと祈るさちあれといのるto wish someone luck; to wish someone well
- 幸いあれさいわいあれbe happy!; cheer up!
- 幸いするさいわいするto prove fortunate
- 幸いなことにさいわいなことにfortunately; luckily
- 幸いな事にさいわいなことにfortunately; luckily
- 幸いにもさいわいにもluckily; blessedly
- 幸い茸さいわいたけbracket fungus (Ganoderma lucidum); reishi mushroom
- 幸せにするしあわせにするto bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
- 幸せ太りしあわせぶとりputting on weight from the good (married) life
- 幸せ者しあわせものfortunate person; lucky fellow
- 幸有るさちあるfortunate; happy
- 幸有れさちあれgood luck!; all the best
Other readings
- 御幸ぎょうきimperial visit; imperial outing
- 幸先さいさきsign (of things to come)
- 幸御魂さきみたまgod who bestows happiness upon people
- 幸茸さいわいたけbracket fungus (Ganoderma lucidum); reishi mushroom
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