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Keyword
happy omen
  • auspicious
  • happiness
  • blessedness
  • good omen
  • good fortune
Frequency
#1273
Strokes
10
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
1169
Readings
ショウ100%
Mnemonic
At the altar a sheep nods its woolly head three times, and the villagers gasp, taking it as a happy omen.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
不ふ祥しょう事じ
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
Noun
発はっ祥しょう地ち
birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of origin
Noun
祥しょう
omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign; first two anniversaries of a person's death
Noun
吉きっ祥しょう
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
Noun
吉きっ祥しょう天てん
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
Noun
祥しょう伝でん社しゃ
Shoudensha (publisher)
Noun
瑞ずい祥しょう
auspicious sign; good omen
Noun
不ふ祥しょう
disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous
Na-adjective
祥しょう月つき命めい日にち
anniversary of a person's death
Noun