# 福 — good fortune; blessing

福 means “good fortune; blessing”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: フク (fuku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 福 (fuku, “good fortune; happiness”).

- Meaning: good fortune; blessing
- On'yomi: フク (fuku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Belief & custom

## How to remember 福

An altar (礻) and a full rice field (田): good fortune.

Parts: 礻 altar · 一 one; floor · 口 mouth; box · 田 rice field

## Words with 福

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 福 | ふく (fuku) | good fortune; happiness |

## Don't confuse it with

[副](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deputy/) · [幅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/width/) · [富](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rich/)

## More in the “Belief & custom” set

[式](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ceremony/) · [神](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/god/) · [福](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/good-fortune/) · [寺](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/temple/) · [賀](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/congratulate/) · [祭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/festival/) · [礼](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bow/)

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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/n3-kanji/good-fortune/. Last updated 2026-11-01.