幸 luck, happiness

辛 (spicy / painful) + 十 (ten)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
PN

Onyomi

KOU

Mnemonic

spicy 〔辛)+ one more line on top, forming the kanji for TEN.(十)
So you could say, "COcaine brings ten times as much happiness as hot spices."

Kunyomi

しあわ*せ happiness KANA
★★★★☆
さいわ*い ( にxxx ) fortunately, XXX
★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

幸運(こううん) に

good luck ★★★☆☆
幸 (luck, happiness) + 運 (carry / luck) = 幸運 (good luck)

luckily, xxxx. Or, 'good luck' (good luck learning all these bastards!)

不幸(ふこう) な

bad luck; unfortunately ★★☆☆☆
不 (un) + 幸 (luck, happiness) = 不幸 (bad luck; unfortunately)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
辛 spicy / painful NO TEN
幸 luck, happiness TEN 十
宰 manager CROWN

Luck has a TEN on top, spicy does NOT. So you can say,

Good luck will bring you TEN TIMES AS MUCH happiness as good spices .

The man with the CROWN manages the country.

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Synonyms

luck
運    幸    幸運    幸福