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Sheep Auspicious 祥 Sacrifice Altar ショウ さいわ.い、きざ.し、よ.い、つまび.らか あき

Kanji
Onyomi ショウ
Kunyomi 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
English auspicious, happiness, good omen
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1273
Components 示: show; indicate; point out; express; display
羊: sheep
Number of Strokes 10
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 113
Radical Strokes 5
Radical Reading しめす・しめすへん
Traditional Form
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword auspicious
Koohii Story 1 Bringing a sheep to sacrifice on the altar was a sign of an auspicious life. The poor could only afford a pigeon, the more auspicious an expensive sheep for an offering.
Koohii Story 2 On this ewe-spicious occasion, you sacrifice a sheep at the altar. —— Sorry, but I really need more than generic altar sacrifices to connect keywords to stories. Sometimes an egregious pun is the only way.

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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