LingakuFrequency rank: 3,541. – 3,543.
- good luck; fortuneantonym: 不運
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
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- good luck
- fortune
This word is used to refer to favorable outcomes or positive circumstances, often in relation to events or situations that one hopes will turn out well.
This meaning denotes a more general sense of wealth or chance, often used in contexts discussing destiny or the fortune one may have in life.
Generated collocations (experimental)
こううん幸運をいのる祈るto wish good luckこううんが幸運がおとずれる訪れるgood luck arrivesこううん幸運なできごと出来事fortunate eventこううん幸運をてにいれる手に入れるto obtain good luckこううん幸運をひきよせる引き寄せるto attract good luckこううんのめがみ幸運の女神goddess of fortuneふこう不幸からのこううん幸運fortune after misfortuneこううん幸運をきょうじゅ享受するto enjoy good fortuneこううん幸運なひ日lucky dayこううんが幸運がまいこむ舞い込むgood luck comes in
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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I was lucky that I was able to find a good babysitter.
Apart from being unlucky enough to get ALS, I have been fortunate in almost every other respect.
She had the good fortune to get into the school she wanted to.
It was fortunate for her that her husband arrived at that moment.
Her ability to amass a fortune is due to luck and hard work.
He had a good fortune to marry a beautiful girl.