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開運招福 (かいうんしょうふく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

開かい運うん招しょう福ふく

Meanings

1

bringing luck and good fortune

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›

A yojijukugo used in blessings, New Year's greetings, and on charms or talismans to wish for improved luck and the arrival of happiness.

お守まもりに「開かい運うん招しょう福ふく」と書かいてある。
The charm says 'bringing luck and good fortune' on it.
新しん年

Kanji

開open, unfold, unseal
運carry, luck, destiny
招beckon, invite, summon
福blessing, fortune, luck

Related words

ねん

の

挨あい

拶さつ

に

「

開かい

運うん

招しょう

福ふく

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の

言こと

葉ば

を

添そ

え

た

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I added the phrase 'bringing luck and good fortune' to my New Year's greeting.

開かい運うん
開運 means 'improvement of luck' or 'change of fortune' and is a component of 開運招福. It is used more broadly in contexts like 開運祈願 (prayer for good luck).
招しょう福ふく
招福 means 'inviting good fortune' and is the second component. It is less common alone but appears in similar auspicious phrases.

Built from

開かい運うん+招しょう福ふく

Etymology

A yojijukugo combining 開運 (improvement of luck) and 招福 (inviting good fortune). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a conventional auspicious phrase.