How to say 'Fortunate' in Japanese | 幸い

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The Japanese word for Fortunate is 'Saiwai', written as 幸い in Japanese.'Fortunate' in hiragana is さいわい.

word

幸い

Meaning

Fortunate

Reading

さいわい

saiwai

Kanji

幸Happiness

Explanation

The Japanese adjectival noun '幸い (さいわい)' means 'fortunate' or 'luckily'. It is used to describe a situation or outcome that is favorable or beneficial. This word can also function as an adverb, meaning 'fortunately' or 'luckily'. For example: Fortunately, it didn't rain「幸い、雨は降らなかった」(さいわい、あめはふらなかった). It was fortunate that he arrived on time「彼が時間通りに到着して幸いだった」(かれがじかんどおりにとうちゃくしてさいわいだった). The word often carries a sense of gratitude or relief about the positive outcome.

Part Of Speech

adjectival noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4131

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 幸い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

幸

Meaning

Happiness

Hiragana in the Word 幸い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 幸い Through the Kanji 幸

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 幸 as well.

word

不幸

Meaning

Misfortune, Unhappiness

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幸せ

Meaning

Happiness

word

幸運

Meaning

Luck

word

幸福

Meaning

Happiness

word

不幸せ

Meaning

Unhappy

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'Saiwai' means 'Fortunate' .

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