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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 祥
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 示
Radical Number 113
Radical Strokes 5
Radical Reading しめす・しめすへん
Traditional Form 祥
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.
RTK Index (new) 1169

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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