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福

ふく

good fortune; blessing; luck

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Examples

  1. 笑う門には福来る。

    わらうかどにはふくきたる。

    Fortune comes to a cheerful home.

  2. 神社で一年の福を祈った。

    じんじゃでいちねんのふくをいのった。

    I prayed at the shrine for a fortunate year.

  3. 災いを転じて福となす。

    わざわいをてんじてふくとなす。

    To turn misfortune into good fortune.

Common patterns

福を招く
to invite good fortune
福袋
lucky bag (New Year grab bag)
七福神
the Seven Gods of Fortune

Memory tip

The altar radical 礻 marks it as a blessing received from above. Standalone 福 is mostly proverbial or festive — in ordinary talk about luck you want 運 or 幸運.

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