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祥 means 'good omen'
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ショウ
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Kun さいわい きざし よい つまびらか
Name あき さか さち ひろ まさ やす ゆき よし あきら さき さむ ただ なか なが
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This kanji takes us on quite a ride, from good omens to scandals ("unlucky things," according to the kanji) to discussions of origins and birthplaces (e.g., of reiki, golf, or a "super embankment"). Learn to say that Osaka is the birthplace of "conveyor belt" sushi, and find out about a crazy theory that Noah's Ark departed from Japan, making that country the birthplace of world civilization!
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 祥 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 祥 is used 21 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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