blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
福 centers on good fortune and divine favor: blessings, luck, and the resulting prosperity or wealth.
福 combines 示 (altar, divine) with 畐, which likely contributed the sound and the idea of fullness or abundance, together suggesting divine blessings and good fortune.
The left side 示 is an altar, and the right side 畐 looks like a full jar or container. Picture an altar with an overflowing jar of blessings, bringing luck and wealth.
For フク, imagine a lucky fuku (ふく) cat statue sitting on the altar, its paw waving in fortune: fuku -> フク.
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Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
Fukui (city, prefecture)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; wishing (someone) good luck
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
good news; glad tidings
happiness in the next world; heavenly bliss; repose of one's soul
great fortune; good luck
beatitude; supreme bliss
welfare
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
god of fortune
Fujian; Fukien
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
Fukuoka University