Lingaku幸い【さいわい】
Frequency rank: 1,439.
- happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicitysee also 幸いする【さいわいする】
- luckily; fortunately
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
adverb (fukushi)
Forms
- 幸い【さいわい】Frequency rank: 1,439.
- さいわいFrequency rank: 47,983. – 49,016.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity
- luckily; fortunately
This meaning refers to a state of being happy or fortunate, often depicting a feeling of contentment or well-being.
This meaning is used to express that something positive happened by chance or in a fortunate manner.
Generated collocations (experimental)
さいわい幸いをいのる祈るto wish for good fortuneさいわい幸いなことにfortunatelyさいわい幸いなことにかれ彼はぶじ無事だったluckily, he was unharmedふこう不幸ちゅう中のさいわい幸いa blessing in disguiseさいわい幸いをきょうじゅ享受するto enjoy good fortuneさいわい幸いなできごと出来事fortunate eventさいわい幸いにしてhappily; fortunatelyさいわい幸いなであい出会いblessed encounterさいわい幸いをもたらすto bring good fortuneさいわい幸いのい意をひょうする表するto express gratitude for good fortune
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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At any rate, that it had ended without serious incident was a small mercy.
"Does your back hurt?" "No, not really." "Oh, that's something then, isn't it?"
I left home later than usual, but fortunately I was in time for the train.
It was fortunate that he was taken to a nearby hospital right away after the accident.
Please review the contents and provide any appropriate feedback.
I would very much appreciate receiving a copy of the book.
Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.
I had the fortune to win the first prize in the speech contest.