運(うん)が良(い)い

うんがいい
expression
lucky; fortunate
1. lucky; fortunate; having good luck
Describes a person or situation where things turn out favorably by chance. A common everyday expression using 運 (luck) + が + 良い (good).
今日(きょう)は運(うん)が良(い)い。
I'm lucky today.
運(うん)が良(よ)ければ、チケットが取(と)れるかもしれない。
If we're lucky, we might be able to get tickets.
電車(でんしゃ)に乗(の)り遅(おく)れたが、次(つぎ)のがすぐ来(き)て運(うん)が良(よ)かった。
I missed the train, but the next one came right away — I was lucky.

USAGE:
Often used in the conditional form 運(うん)が良(よ)ければ (if lucky) and the past form 運(うん)が良(よ)かった (was lucky). The opposite is 運(うん)が悪(わる)い (unlucky).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 運(うん)が良(い)いことに (fortunately; luckily)
  • 運(うん)が良(よ)ければ (if one is lucky)
  • 運(うん)が良(い)い人(ひと) (a lucky person)

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • ラッキー: lucky — casual loanword, often used as an exclamation
  • 幸運(こううん)な: fortunate — more formal
  • ついている: to be on a lucky streak — colloquial
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