幸 = 土 + 丷 + 干

幸 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “happiness”. It is built from 土 (soil), 丷 (horns) and 干 (dry). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1622. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: happiness
RTK frame: 1622
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): さいわ.い, さち, しあわ.せ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: счастье
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 幸 luck(ily)

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 幸

How to find 幸 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “horns” + “dry”. 幸 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 幸 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.