Question

福 とし, とみ, ふ, ふき, ふっ, ぼく, よし 福祉(ふくし): welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service幸福(こうふく): happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being福(ふく): good fortune 3 示: show; indicate; point out; express; display畐: to fill; roll of cloth 示 5 福 blessing Put all your wealth on the church altar and receive one blessing. (You stand up out of your wheelchair or something.).

Accepted Answer

フク blessing, fortune, luck, wealth 3 467 13 113 しめす・しめすへん 形声 Phonetic This recalls the selling of indulgences in the history of the Church (As an aside, Protestantism began as a protest of this practice). Basically, one gave wealth to the altar (i.e. priest) and received a blessing. If you prefer a Jewish version, think of the donation (wealth) that is expected when you´re called to the ark (altar in the kanji) to give a blessing over the torah.

Kanji	福
Onyomi	フク
Nanori	とし, とみ, ふ, ふき, ふっ, ぼく, よし
English	blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
Examples	福祉(ふくし): welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service 幸福(こうふく): happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being 福(ふく): good fortune
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	3
Frequency	467
Components	示: show; indicate; point out; express; display 畐: to fill; roll of cloth
Number of Strokes	13
Kanji Radical	示
Radical Number	113
Radical Strokes	5
Radical Reading	しめす・しめすへん
Traditional Form	福
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	blessing
Koohii Story 1	This recalls the selling of indulgences in the history of the Church (As an aside, Protestantism began as a protest of this practice). Basically, one gave wealth to the altar (i.e. priest) and received a blessing. If you prefer a Jewish version, think of the donation (wealth) that is expected when you´re called to the ark (altar in the kanji) to give a blessing over the torah.
Koohii Story 2	Put all your wealth on the church altar and receive one blessing. (You stand up out of your wheelchair or something.).

Wealth Social 福 Welfare Blessing Church Altar フク