Vocabulary

What does 不運 (ふうん, fuun) mean?

不運 (ふうん, fuun) means unlucky, unfortunate.

Quick facts
Readingふうん
Romajifuun
Part of speechnoun, na-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ふうん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfuun

unlucky, unfortunate

  1. 1noun · na-adjective misfortune; bad luck; ill luck

Example sentences

  • Unfortunately, he got injured during the match.

  • Such bad luck can't possibly continue forever.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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