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JLPT N26画 · 6 strokesradical

auspicious, propitious

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ショウ
  • ジョウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Meanings across languages

English
auspicious, propitious
Tiếng Việt
cát tường, hạnh phúc
日本語
祥, めでたい, 吉

Common compounds

  • 吉祥きっしょうgood fortune, auspiciousness
  • 祥瑞しょうずいauspicious omen
  • 祥和しょうわpeaceful, harmonious

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