How to say 'Misfortune' in Japanese | 不運

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The Japanese word for Misfortune is 'Fuun', written as 不運 in Japanese.'Misfortune' in hiragana is ふうん.

word

不運

Meaning

Misfortune

Reading

ふうん

fuun

Kanji

不Not 運Fortune

Explanation

The Japanese adjectival noun '不運 (ふうん)' means 'misfortune'. It is used to describe a state of bad luck or unfortunate circumstances. This word can be used to describe events, situations, or even a person's fate. For example: it was a misfortune「不運だった」(ふうんだった). He had a streak of misfortune「彼は不運が続いた」(かれはふうんがつづいた). The word can also be used in a more abstract sense, such as 'the misfortune of war'「戦争の不運」(せんそうのふうん). Note that '不運' is often used in formal or literary contexts, and it carries a slightly more serious tone than other words for bad luck, such as '運が悪い (うんがわるい)'.

Part Of Speech

adjectival noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5939

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 不運

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

不

Meaning

Not

kanji

運

Meaning

Fortune

Words Related to 不運 Through the Kanji 不

These 44 Words contain the Kanji 不 as well.

word

不

Meaning

Not

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不便

Meaning

Inconvenient

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不動産屋

Meaning

Real estate agent

word

不親切

Meaning

Unkind

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不幸

Meaning

Misfortune, Unhappiness

word

不意

Meaning

Suddenness

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不味い

Meaning

Awkward, Unappetizing

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不可欠

Meaning

Essential

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不要

Meaning

Unnecessary

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不快

Meaning

Discomfort

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不況

Meaning

Recession

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不倫

Meaning

Affair

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不安

Meaning

Anxiety

word

不満

Meaning

Dissatisfaction

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不足

Meaning

Lack, Shortage

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不可能

Meaning

Impossible

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不十分

Meaning

Insufficient

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不明

Meaning

Unknown

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不良

Meaning

Bad, Delinquent

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不合格

Meaning

Failure

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不当

Meaning

Unjust

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不規則

Meaning

Irregular

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不利

Meaning

Disadvantage

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不必要

Meaning

Unnecessary

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不安定

Meaning

Unstable

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不自然

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Unnatural

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不自由

Meaning

Discomfort

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不思議

Meaning

Mysterious

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不平

Meaning

Complaint

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不平等

Meaning

Inequality

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不注意

Meaning

Carelessness

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不確か

Meaning

Uncertain

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不器用

Meaning

Clumsy

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不公平

Meaning

Unfair

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不法

Meaning

Illegal

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不完全

Meaning

Incomplete

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不正

Meaning

Wrongdoing

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不景気

Meaning

Recession

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不幸せ

Meaning

Unhappy

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不在

Meaning

Absence

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不得意

Meaning

Poor

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不潔

Meaning

Unclean, Filthy

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不機嫌

Meaning

Displeased

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不愉快

Meaning

Unpleasant

Words Related to 不運 Through the Kanji 運

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 運 as well.

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運転

Meaning

Driving

word

運転手

Meaning

Driver

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運動

Meaning

Exercise

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運ぶ

Meaning

Transport, Carry

word

運命

Meaning

Fate

word

運用

Meaning

Operation

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運営

Meaning

Management

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運賃

Meaning

Fare

word

運送

Meaning

Transport

word

運動会

Meaning

Sports day

word

運動場

Meaning

Playground

word

運

Meaning

Luck

word

幸運

Meaning

Luck

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