幸 運(こううん)な

こううんな

noun, na-adjective

fortunate; lucky

evaluation

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

Related Words

Compare: ラッキー (lucky)

Compare: 幸(さいわ)い (fortunately, luckily)

Antonym: 不運(ふうん) (unlucky, unfortunate)

Compare: 運(うん)が良(い)い (lucky)

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Added 2026.4.8 1:37 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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