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祥

auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • ショウ

Kun'yomi

  • さいわ.い
  • きざ.し
  • よ.い
  • つまび.らか

Nanori

  • あき
  • さか
  • さち
  • ひろ

Meaning

祥 centers on positive signs and the good fortune they bring: auspiciousness, happiness, and blessedness. A good omen is a visible sign of that coming good fortune.

Most common words using 祥

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  • 発祥はっしょう

    origin

  • 不祥事ふしょうじ

    scandal; impropriety; misconduct

  • 祥しょう

    omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign

  • 吉祥きっしょう

    lucky omen; happy; auspicious

  • 祥伝社しょうでんしゃ

    Shoudensha (publisher)

  • 発祥地はっしょうち

    birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of origin

  • 不祥ふしょう

    disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous

  • 不祥事件ふしょうじけん

    scandal; disgraceful incident; scandalous affair; untoward event

  • 休祥きゅうしょう

    good omen

  • 健祥けんしょう

    spirit; pep; energy

  • 吉祥天きっしょうてん

    Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)

  • 吉祥草きちじょうそう

    Reineckea carnea (flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family)

  • 嘉祥かしょう

    Kashō era (848.6.13-851.4.28)

  • 多祥たしょう

    much happiness; many omens

  • 大祥だいしょう

    second anniversary of a person's death

  • 大祥忌だいしょうき

    second anniversary of a person's death

  • 小祥しょうしょう

    first anniversary of a person's death

  • 小祥忌しょうしょうき

    first anniversary of a person's death

  • 清祥せいしょう

    happiness and health

  • 瑞祥ずいしょう

    auspicious sign; good omen

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Study

Etymology

祥 combines 示 (altar, divine sign) with 羊 (sheep), which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a propitious offering. The character expresses auspiciousness or a good omen received at the altar.

Meaning mnemonic

At the altar 示, a sheep 羊 appears as a sign of good fortune. Picture a ceremonial sheep bringing happiness and blessedness.

Reading mnemonic

For ショウ, imagine a show of good omens at the altar: show -> ショウ, and the sheep signals auspiciousness.