不運(ふうん)

ふうん
noun, na-adjective
bad luck, misfortune
1. bad luck, misfortune, ill fortune
The state of experiencing unfortunate events or circumstances beyond one's control.
彼(かれ)は不運(ふうん)にも事故(じこ)に遭(あ)ってしまった。
Unfortunately, he was involved in an accident.
不運(ふうん)にも = unfortunately
不運(ふうん)が続(つづ)いて、落(お)ち込(こ)んでいる。
I'm feeling down because bad luck keeps happening.
不運(ふうん)な出来事(できごと)を乗(の)り越(こ)えた。
I overcame the unfortunate event.

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

Related Words

Antonym: 幸運(こううん) (good luck)
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Added 2026.1.13 20:59 · Revised 2026.4.7 11:46
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