福 Kanji – blessing
The Japanese kanji 福 can mean blessing, fortune, luck, wealth.
Meaning and Readings
How is 福 read?
福 has the onyomi reading フク.
In romaji, these readings can be written as fuku.
Common Japanese Words Using 福
These common Japanese words contain 福. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 幸福（こうふく） — happiness, well-being, joy, welfare, blessedness
- 至福（しふく） — beatitude, supreme bliss
- 七福神（しちふくじん） — Seven Gods of Fortune, Seven Deities of Good Luck, Seven Lucky Gods
- 社会福祉（しゃかいふくし） — social welfare
- 祝福（しゅくふく） — celebration (of a joyous occasion), blessing, giving one's blessing, wishing (someone) good luck
- 福（ふく） — good fortune, happiness, blessing, good luck
- 福音（ふくいん） — good news, glad tidings
- 福祉（ふくし） — welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
- 冥福（めいふく） — happiness in the next world, heavenly bliss
- 裕福（ゆうふく） — wealthy, rich, affluent, well-off