Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    not blessed with happiness; unfortunate

    Colloquial

  2. appearing fragile and melancholic; seeming to invite misfortune (regardless of actual happiness)

    Colloquialsee 幸薄いsee 薄幸

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

happiness, blessing, fortune

Kun
さいわ.いさちしあわ.せ
On
コウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
786 of 2500
Radical
dry
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

さきさしさっともひろみゆきゆきよし

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3b5.9The Kanji Dictionary
4040.1Four corner code
1455deroo
5e78Unicode hex code
1-25-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1073Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1595New Nelson (John Haig)
2216New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2755Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1408Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1901Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1505Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1622Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
683A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
661Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
712Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9176Morohashi
279A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
684Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
697Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
395sakade
504Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
295henshall3
297Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
423crowley
894Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
575Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1519Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xing4Pinyin reading
haengKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass

Kun
うす.いうす--うすうす.めるうす.まるうす.らぐうす.ら-うす.れるすすき
On
ハク
Strokes
16
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1009 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 40

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-13SKIP code
3k13.11The Kanji Dictionary
4414.6Four corner code
1948deroo
8584Unicode hex code
1-39-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4075Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5225New Nelson (John Haig)
2370New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3004Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1534Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2093Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
227Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
242Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
975A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2569Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1091Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
32083PMorohashi
1699A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1449Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1542Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
874Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1850Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
799Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
671Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
232Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bo2, bao2, bo4Pinyin reading
bagKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
40WaniKani level