JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 禄: "fief, allowance, pension"
The kanji 禄 means "fief, allowance, pension, grant, happiness". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ロク in on'yomi and さいわ.い, ふち 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)
ロク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さいわ.いふち
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 | fief, allowance, pension, grant, happiness |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2126 of 2,501 |
Common words with 禄
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 貫禄presence; dignity · corpulence; obesity
- 禄stipend; reward
- 元禄Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
- 永禄Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
- 俸禄retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
- 家禄hereditary stipend
- 高禄high salary
- 禄高(amount of a samurai's) stipend
- 余禄additional gain
- 微禄small stipend
- 文禄Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)
- 禄を食むto get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
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