How to say misfortune in Japanese

JLPTN2
不運☆【ふうんfuun】 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun:

  • misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune Antonym: 幸運

Example Sentences

不幸fukouはha単独tandokuでdeやってこないyattekonai。
Misfortune never come single.
不幸fukouがga彼kareのno身miにni起こったokotta。
A misfortune befell him.
彼女kanojoはha昨年sakunen不幸なfukounaことkotoがga重なったkasanatta。
She had one misfortune after another last year.
彼女kanojoはhaわが身wagamiのno不遇fuguuにniじっとjitto耐えねばならなかったtaenebanaranakatta。
She had to smile at her misfortune.
彼女kanojoにはniha不幸fukouがga絶えないtaenai。
She is dogged by misfortune.

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