fief, allowance, pension, grant, happiness
禄 centers on a formal reward or livelihood granted by a superior: a fief, pension, or allowance that brings material security and happiness.
禄 combines 示 (altar, divine) with 录, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of recording or carving, suggesting a divinely sanctioned grant or recorded stipend.
The left side 示 suggests a divine or official blessing, and the right side 录 looks like a record being carved. Imagine a heavenly decree granting you a fief and a lifetime allowance, bringing happiness.
For ロク, picture a lucky lord receiving a grant: lucky -> ロク, and the divine blessing 示 ensures his pension.
stipend; reward
presence; dignity
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
small stipend
Kyōroku era (1528.8.20-1532.7.29)
additional gain
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
rice given as salary
short and round sleeves of a kimono
increase in a samurai's stipend
Karoku era (1225.4.20-1227.12.10)
alcohol
Tenroku era (970.3.25-973.12.20)
official government rank and salary
hereditary stipend
(in) a humble position with a small stipend
small stipend
Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)
first Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-93)
Imjin War (1592-1597); Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea