How to say fortunate in Japanese

幸ある【さちあるsachiaru】幸有る

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

  • fortunate; happy; lucky

Example Sentences

不運fuunにもnimoＡＬＳにniかかってkakatteしまったshimattaことkotoはha別としてbetsutoshite、私watashiはha、他のtanoほとんどhotondoすべてのsubeteno天tenでde幸運kouunであったdeatta。
Apart from being unlucky enough to get ALS, I have been fortunate in almost every other respect.
彼女kanojoはha試験shikenにni通ってkayotte幸運kouunだったdatta。
She was fortunate to pass the exam.
彼女のkanojono夫ottoがgaそのsonoときtoki到着touchakuしたshitaことkotoはha彼女kanojoにとってnitotte幸運kouunだったdatta。
It was fortunate for her that her husband arrived at that moment.
彼kareはha試験shikenにni通ってkayotte幸運kouunだったdatta。
He was fortunate to pass the exam.
彼kareはha幸運児kouunjiであったdeattaと言われるtoiwareruのnoもmoもっともmottomoだda。
He may well be said to have been a fortunate man.

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