幸せ(しあわせ)

しあわせ
noun
happiness, good fortune
1. happiness, good fortune, blessing
A state of being happy or fortunate.
幸(しあわ)せを祈(いの)っています。
I'm wishing you happiness.
家族(かぞく)と一緒(いっしょ)にいると幸(しあわ)せです。
I'm happy when I'm with my family.
子供(こども)たちが元気(げんき)に遊(あそ)んでいるのを見(み)ると、幸(しあわ)せな気持(きも)ちになる。
Watching the children play energetically makes me feel happy.
Na-adjective usage: 幸(しあわ)せな気持(きも)ち

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).

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Added 2026.1.8 21:51 · Revised 2026.2.15 17:53
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