福
福 — Blessing
blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
On’yomiフク (fuku)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 福
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 福祉 | ふくし fukushi | welfare; well-being; social welfare |
| 福 | ふく fuku | good fortune; happiness; blessing |
| 社会福祉 | しゃかいふくし shakaifukushi | social welfare |
| 幸福 | こうふく koufuku | happiness; well-being; joy |
| 福助 | ふくすけ fukusuke | large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck |
| 祝福 | しゅくふく shukufuku | celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing |
Study notes
福 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #467 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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