幸せ(しあわせ)

幸(しあわ)せ means happiness, good fortune, or blessing. It functions as both a noun and a な-adjective.

USAGE:

• As noun: 幸(しあわ)せを願(ねが)う (to wish for happiness)
• As な-adjective: 幸(しあわ)せな時間(じかん) (happy time)
• As predicate: 幸(しあわ)せです (I am happy)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

• 幸(しあわ)せになる: to become happy
• 幸(しあわ)せを感(かん)じる: to feel happiness
• ご多幸(たこう)を祈(いの)ります: I wish you happiness (formal)

SIMILAR WORDS:

• 幸福(こうふく): happiness (more formal)
• 喜(よろこ)び: joy
• 嬉(うれ)しい: happy, glad (emotional state)

NOTE:
Alternate kanji: 仕合(しあわ)せ, 倖(しあわ)せ (less common).