不運(ふうん)

不運(ふうん) describes bad luck or misfortune — events beyond one's control that turn out badly. It can function as both a noun and a na-adjective.

Forms

• Na-adjective: 不運(ふうん)な出来事(できごと) (an unfortunate event)
• Adverbial: 不運(ふうん)にも (unfortunately, as bad luck would have it)
• Noun: 不運(ふうん)が続(つづ)く (bad luck continues)

Common patterns

• 不運(ふうん)にも〜 (unfortunately ~)
• 不運(ふうん)な人(ひと) (unlucky person)
• 不運(ふうん)に見舞(みま)われる (to be struck by misfortune)
• 不運(ふうん)を嘆(なげ)く (to lament one's bad luck)

Similar words

• 不幸(ふこう): unhappiness, misfortune — broader, includes emotional suffering
• 災難(さいなん): disaster, calamity — specific unfortunate incidents
• ついてない: unlucky (colloquial, casual speech)
• 不運(ふうん): bad luck — focuses on chance and fate