祥
祥

auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune

10 strokesFrequency 1,273JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ショウ

Kun

さいわ.いきざ.しよ.いつまび.らか

Nanori

あきさかさちひろまさやすゆきよしあきらさきさむただなかなが

Dictionary

Common Words

不祥事ふしょうじNounFreq #19581
1

scandal; impropriety; misconduct

Examples
相次ぐ不祥事にも関わらず、警察はオメオメ違反切符を切っている。
Despite their own scandals, the police continue to make arrests as though nothing had happened at all.
不承不承ふしょうぶしょう不請不請不祥不祥不精不精～の Adj.Adverb四字熟語Freq #22661
1

reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

発祥はっしょうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #33745
1

origin

Examples
これらの国々はヨーロッパ文明発祥の地である。
European civilization had its birth in these lands.
2

Archaic

appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor

3

Archaic

birth of an emperor or his ancestors

吉祥きっしょうきちじょうNounFreq #38816
1

lucky omen; happy; auspicious

発祥の地はっしょうのちNounExpressionFreq #49344
1

birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland

祥しょうNounFreq #51170
1

omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign

2

first two anniversaries of a person's death

小祥しょうしょうNounFreq #69921
1

Abbreviation

first anniversary of a person's death

不祥ふしょうNoun～な Adj.Freq #79870
1

disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous

発祥地はっしょうちNounFreq #84994
1

birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of origin

Examples
中東は文明の発祥地である。
The Middle East is the cradle of civilization.
瑞祥ずいしょう瑞象NounFreq #111908
1

auspicious sign; good omen

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