Happiness, satisfied (colloquial) in Japanese 🇯🇵

しあわせ info.

– Romanized Characters: shiawase

### Tips to Remember the Japanese Word
1. Break it down: "shiawa" + "se." Think of "shi" as "she," "awa" sounds like "awa" in "aware," and "se" as "say."
2. Associate it with happiness: Imagine someone saying "She is always happy and aware" (she + awa + se).
3. Visualize: Picture a happy face whenever you think of "shiawase."

### Explanations
– "しあわせ" (shiawase) is often used to describe a state of happiness or contentment.
– It conveys a broader sense of well-being and can be used more formally as well as colloquially.

### Other Words that Mean the Same Thing
– 幸福 (こうふく, koufuku): This is a more formal word for happiness or bliss.
– 満足 (まんぞく, manzoku): This means satisfaction or contentment and can also be used in a somewhat similar context.
– 喜び (よろこび, yorokobi): This word means joy or delight and is related to the feeling of happiness.

### Alternate Meanings like Slang
– While "しあわせ" itself is not typically used as slang, its shortened form "しあ" (shia) might be used colloquially among close friends, but this is not very common.

### Examples of Sentences that Use It
1. 彼女はとても幸せそうです。 (かのじょは とても しあわせ そう です。)
– Kanojo wa totemo shiawase sou desu.
– She looks very happy.

2. あなたとの時間が私にとってしあわせです。 (あなた との じかん が わたし に とって しあわせ です。)
– Anata to no jikan ga watashi ni totte shiawase desu.
– Time with you makes me happy.

3. しあわせな結婚生活を送っています。 (しあわせ な けっこんせいかつ を おくって います。)
– Shiawase na kekkon seikatsu o okutteimasu.
– I am living a happy married life.

4. 小さなことでもしあわせを感じることができます。 (ちいさ な こと でも しあわせ を かんじる こと が できます。)
– Chiisa na koto demo shiawase o kanjiru koto ga dekimasu.
– Even small things can make me feel happy.

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