福

ふく

Meanings

1. Noun good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

Kanji

• 福 fortune. Read as フク.

Example sentences

• 笑う門には福来る。
  Fortune comes in by a merry gate.
• 彼は会社をくびになったんだけど、わざわい転じて福となすで、見事独立したから偉いよ。
  His old company gave him the shaft. But I admire the way he turned bad luck into good and did even better with his own business.

Common phrases

• 福をもたらす
• 福を招く
• 福を授ける

Words containing 福

• 幸福 (こうふく) happiness
• 裕福 (ゆうふく) wealthy
• 福岡 (ふくおか) Fukuoka (city, prefecture)

And 252 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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