漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
祉: welfare, happiness
JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
礻 carries the meaning · 止 gives the sound
8 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
シshi · on'yomi · in compounds
- 福祉ふくしwelfare; well-being; social welfare
- 社会福祉しゃかいふくしsocial welfare
- 老人福祉ろうじんふくしwelfare for the aged
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“A blessing on the left! When the altar "steps aside" to the left, it brings the protection of the gods to the character.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
祉 takes the 止 family's reading, シ (shi).
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side祉 welfare · 礻
vs企 undertake · 人In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zhǐ
Same form: 祉 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 祉 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 祉 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zhǐ most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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