Happy

by Nao

shiawa-se, sachi, saiwai, kō

The noun “shiawase” is happiness. “Shiawase” can be used as an adjective in casual expressions. When I feel relaxed, I come to feel like saying, “shiawasē,” stressing the last vowel “e”. You can use this expression in various moments ranging from trivial time for relaxing to extensive happy occasions. A more proper way of meaning “I’m happy” is shiawaseda, which is considered as an adjective verb.

Kōfuku is also happiness. Fukō means unhappiness.

In the phrases below, sachi is food.

“Umi no sachi” means seafood; “yama no sachi” means food from the mountains. Umi is the sea. Read “u” like the “wu” sound. The particle “no” indicates belonging. When I memorized the word “of,” I grasped that “the A of B” is “B no A.”

Some letters’ concluding sentence is “gotakō wo oinorishimasu”, which means “best wishes.” The prefix “go” makes many words polite. Takō means great happiness. The word gotakō politely refers to “your great happiness.” The phrase “Oinorishimasu” means that I pray for something.

1. Draw the horizontal stroke.
2. Draw the vertical stroke crossing the previous stroke.
3. Draw the longer horizontal line touching the previous stroke.
4. Draw the dot with a small turn heading to the next stroke.
5. Draw the sweeping stroke.
6. Draw the horizontal line below it.
7. Draw the horizontal line under the previous stroke.
8. Draw the vertical stroke crossing the previous stroke.