JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 祥: "auspicious, happiness, blessedness"
The kanji 祥 means "auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ショウ in on'yomi and さいわ.い, きざ.し, よ.い, つまび.らか in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さいわ.いきざ.しよ.いつまび.らか
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1273 of 2,501 |
Common words with 祥
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 不祥事scandal; impropriety; misconduct
- 発祥origin · appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor
- 吉祥lucky omen; happy; auspicious
- 発祥の地birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
- 祥omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign · first two anniversaries of a person's death
- 不祥disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous
- 発祥地birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of origin
- 吉祥寺駅station : Kichijōji Station
- 瑞祥auspicious sign; good omen
- 吉祥天Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
- 祥瑞good omen
- 祥月命日anniversary of a person's death
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