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Japanese word 不幸: misfortune / unhappiness / sorrow. Meanings and example sentences.

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不幸 (ふこう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

不幸 (ふこう) means misfortune / unhappiness / sorrow.

See example sentences below.

不幸 at a glance

不幸
ふこうfukou
N3noun
misfortune / unhappiness / sorrow
不幸ふこうfukouN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 不幸

Core meaning

misfortune / unhappiness / sorrow

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は不幸な出来事にあった。

Translation

He experienced a misfortune.

Example 2

不幸な家庭で育ちました。

Translation

I grew up in an unhappy family.

不幸 (ふこう): meaning and examples | Daily Nihongo