# 福 — Luck

Frequency rank 608 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 減 (Decrease), less common than 草 (Grass).

- On’yomi: ふく
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 示 Spirit (Kangxi 113)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A spirit (礻) blesses a scarecrow (畐) — the divine spirit fills the scarecrow with luck, turning straw into fortune.

In words:

- 福 ふく — good fortune
- 福祉 ふくし — welfare;well-being
- 幸福 こうふく — happiness,blessedness

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