小確幸 しょうかっこう Meanings Noun simple pleasure (in life) (abbr. of 小さいけど確かな幸せ; from an essay by Haruki Murakami) Kanji 小 small. Read as ショウ. 確 certain. Read as カク. 幸 happiness. Read as コウ. Word lists Slang Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists