Do some Chinese and Japanese symbols have the same meaning?
Yes, many Chinese and Japanese symbols have similar meanings because Japanese writing was originally derived from ancient Chinese, though they have gone their separate ways over time. Modern Chinese now generally has words made up of two characters each, so each character may have several common associations e.g. 運, in Chinese, can mean luck, fortune, or fate (slight difference there) 栄, written in Chinese as 荣, can mean honor, and in some situations, prosperity 精 usually means detailed, skilled, or spirit as in the supernatural.
