English–Japanese

“bad luck” in Japanese

Japanese

Also不運 (fuun)

Romajifukō

最近、不幸が続いています。sai kin fu kō ga tsuzu i te i ma su

I have had bad luck lately.

“Bad luck” in Japanese is 不幸 (fukō).

Covers both an unlucky event that affects someone and a state in which happiness is absent.

思いがけない不幸に見舞われました。omo i ga ke na i fu kō ni mi ma wa re ma shi ta

I suffered an unexpected misfortune.

In everyday conversation, 不幸 (fukō) often refers to a run of unfortunate events, while 不幸な (fukō na) can describe a person or situation that is unhappy or unfortunate.

fuun

nounbad luck

旅行中に不運が続きました。ryo kō chū ni fu un ga tsuzu ki ma shi ta

Bad luck continued during the trip.