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福祉 (ふくし): welfare, well-being — Japanese vocabulary

福祉 is read ふくし and means "welfare, well-being". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

福祉

Reading
ふくし · fukushi
Translation
welfare, well-being
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ふくしがふくしが

Example

彼は福祉を受けて生活する人たちを軽蔑した。

かれはふくしをうけてせいかつするひとたちをけいべつした。

He despised those who lived on welfare.

Kanji in this word

  • 福 — luck, blessing
  • 祉 — Welfare, Happiness

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