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prosperous
On-Yomi: ショウ — Kun-Yomi: さかん
Elements:
prosperous, sun, day, sun2, day2
Heisig story:
What we mentioned in the previous two frames about 3 of something meaning "everywhere" or "heaps of" was not meant to be taken lightly. In this kanji we see two suns, one atop the other, which, if we are not careful, is easily confused in memory with the three suns of sparkle. Focus on the number this way: since we speak of prosperous times as sunny, what could be more prosperous than a sky with two suns in it? Just be sure to actually SEE them there.
Koohii stories:
1) [atomiton] 25-9-2006(469): If you work from Sun UP to Sun DOWN you will be prosperous.
2) [cutiehuni] 14-2-2009(76): I kept getting this mixed up with meanings like 'fortune', so here is a fool proof story! Remember the Vulcan salute from 'Star Trek' (a fiction of the sci-fi genre in which heavenly bodies such as SUNS play a huge role) used with the phrase 'live long and PROSPER'? If that's not enough of a visual reminder, the Vulcan salute shows the fingers parted in to 2 sets of 2, and visually kind of looks like this kanji if you think about it.
3) [ladymcBeth] 27-8-2007(38): When you are prosperous, your gold shines as brightly as two suns.
4) [Zantonio69] 4-2-2008(22): The Egyptians were prosperous because every two days, they worshiped the sun god at the sun pyramid. (Thanks for the idea adhmm, for a while I have had trouble remembering which sun is biggest. Got it now!).
5) [ruschein] 4-1-2009(19): If you work from sun up to sun down you will be prosperous.