How to say unfortunate in Japanese

JLPTN3
気の毒☆【きのどくkinodoku】気のどく Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • pitiful; unfortunate; poor; miserable; wretched
  • unpardonable; regrettable

Example Sentences

不運なfuunnaことkotoにni彼kareはhaパスポートPASUPOOTOをwo無くしてnakushiteしまったshimatta。
It was unfortunate that he lost his passport.
彼女kanojoはhaあのano不運なfuunna人達hitotachiにni同情doujouしたshita。
She sympathized with those unfortunate people.
昨日kinou雨ameがga降ったfuttaのnoはhaあいにくainikuだったdatta。
It was unfortunate that it rained yesterday.
家ieでde不幸なfukouna出来事dekigotoがgaあったatta。
There was an unfortunate incident at home.
いろいろなiroirona不幸なfukouna原因gen'inからkara、片親kataoya家族kazokuがga増えているfueteiru。
Due to a number of unfortunate causes, one-parent families are on the increase.

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