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祥 = 礻 + 羊
祥 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “auspicious”. It is built from 礻 (leftside altar) and 羊 (sheep). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1169.
- Keyword
- auspicious
- RTK frame
- 1169
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ショウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さいわ.い, きざ.し, よ.い, つまび.らか
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- благоприятный
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 祥 good luck
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 祥 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “leftside altar” + “sheep”. 祥 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 祥 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.