幸運(こううん)な

こううんな
adjective-na
fortunate; lucky
1. fortunate; lucky
Describes a person, event, or circumstance that is favored by good fortune.
幸運(こううん)な人(ひと)だ。
He's a lucky person.
幸運(こううん)にも怪我(けが)はなかった。
Fortunately, there were no injuries.
あの事故(じこ)で助(たす)かったのは本当(ほんとう)に幸運(こううん)なことだった。
Surviving that accident was truly fortunate.

Composed of 幸(こう) (happiness, fortune) + 運(うん) (luck, fate). Can be used as a na-adjective (幸運(こううん)な), as a noun (幸運(こううん)), or adverbially (幸運(こううん)にも). The adverbial form 幸運(こううん)にも (fortunately) is extremely common in both spoken and written Japanese.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 幸運(こううん)にも: fortunately, luckily
  • 幸運(こううん)を祈(いの)る: to wish someone good luck
  • 幸運(こううん)に恵(めぐ)まれる: to be blessed with good fortune
  • 幸運(こううん)の持(も)ち主(ぬし): a lucky person

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ラッキー: lucky — casual loanword used in everyday conversation
  • 幸(さいわ)い: fortunately, luckily — adverbial use similar to 幸運(こううん)にも but slightly more formal
  • 運(うん)がいい: lucky — a more colloquial way to say someone is lucky
  • 不運(ふうん)な: unlucky, unfortunate — the antonym
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