# 祥 — auspicious

祥 means “auspicious”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: auspicious
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 2

## How to remember 祥

Parts: 礻 altar · 羊 sheep

## Don't confuse it with

[洋](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/western/) · [美](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/beauty/) · [善](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/virtuous/) · [詳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/in-detail/)

## More in the “Belief & custom 2” set

[斎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ritual-purity/) · [仙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hermit/) · [聖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/holy/) · [犠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sacrifice/) · [寿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/longevity/) · [祥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/auspicious/) · [慶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/joyous-occasion/) · [仁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/benevolence/) · [墓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grave/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/auspicious/. Last updated 2026-11-01.