福

JLPT N3

Fortune

Readings

On’yomi: フク (fuku)

Structure

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Mnemonic

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Etymology

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Vocabulary

幸福

こうふく

happiness

福祉

ふくし

welfare

祝福

しゅくふく

blessing

福袋

ふくぶくろ

lucky bag

福音

ふくいん

gospel

Example Sentences

幸福です。

こうふくです。

I am happy.

福祉です。

ふくしです。

It is welfare.

祝福します。

しゅくふくします。

I bless you.

福袋です。

ふくぶくろです。

It is a lucky bag.

福音です。

ふくいんです。

It is good news.

Cultural Note

🎍 The character 福 is a powerful symbol of luck and prosperity in East Asian culture. In Japan, it appears in phrases like “福は内” (fuku wa uchi, “fortune in!”) during Setsubun, and in China, it’s often displayed upside down (to symbolize “fortune has arrived”).