祥 — kanji meaning “auspicious”
祥
auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune
- Meanings
- auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- さいわ.い、きざ.し、よ.い、つまび.らか
- Name readings
- あき、さか、さち、ひろ、まさ、やす
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1273 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 113
- Chinese reading
- xiáng — Chinese character page
Words with 祥
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不祥事 | ふしょうじ fushouji | scandal; impropriety; misconduct |
| 発祥 | はっしょう hasshou | origin |
| 吉祥 | きっしょう kisshou | lucky omen; happy; auspicious |
| 吉祥天 | きっしょうてん kisshouten | Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana) |
| 祥伝社 | しょうでんしゃ shoudensha | Shoudensha (publisher) |
| 発祥地 | はっしょうち hasshouchi | birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of origin |
| 瑞祥 | ずいしょう zuishou | auspicious sign; good omen |
| 不祥 | ふしょう fushou | disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened |
| 祥月命日 | しょうつきめいにち shoutsukimeinichi | anniversary of a person's death |
| 祥瑞 | しょうずい shouzui | good omen |
| 休祥 | きゅうしょう kyuushou | good omen |
| 健祥 | けんしょう kenshou | spirit; pep; energy |
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