English–Japanese
“lucky” in Japanese
How to say “lucky” in Japanese
“Lucky” in Japanese is 幸い (saiwai).
Describes a fortunate state in which events bring a welcome result.
Example sentences with 幸い
忘れ物がすぐに見つかったのは幸いでした。wasu re mono ga su gu ni mi tsu ka tta no wa saiwa i de shi ta
It was fortunate that the lost item was found quickly.
Tips for using 幸い
- 幸いです (saiwai desu, "that is fortunate") sounds more formal than ラッキー (rakkī, "lucky") in everyday conversation.
Other Japanese words for “lucky”
雨がやんでラッキーでした。ame ga ya n de ra kkī de shi ta
I was lucky that the rain stopped.