不ふ慮りょ

ふ

りょ

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

Used almost exclusively in fixed phrases like 不慮の事故 (unforeseen accident) or 不慮の死 (unexpected death). It describes events that happen suddenly and could not have been predicted or prevented.

彼

かれ

は

不ふ

慮りょ

の

事じ

故こ

で

亡な

くなっ

た

。

He died in an unforeseen accident.

不ふ慮りょの災さい難なんに備そなえて保ほ険けんに入はいる。

I get insurance in case of unexpected misfortune.

Usage patterns

不ふ慮りょの事じ故こan unforeseen accident
彼かれは不ふ慮りょの事じ故こで亡なくなった。
He died in an unforeseen accident.
不ふ慮りょの死しan unexpected/accidental death
祖そ父ふは不ふ慮りょの死しを遂とげた。
My grandfather met an unexpected death.
不ふ慮りょの出で来き事ごとan unforeseen incident
不ふ慮りょの出で来き事ごとに備そなえて保ほ険けんに入はいっている。
I have insurance to prepare for unforeseen incidents.

Expressions

不ふ慮りょの外ほかtotally unexpected; completely unforeseen

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
慮prudence, thought, concern

Related words

突とつ然ぜんN3
突然 is a common adverb/adjective meaning 'suddenly' that can modify verbs directly, while 不慮 is a formal, literary noun modifier used only in set phrases like 不慮の事故.
意い外がいN3
意外 means 'unexpected' in a general, sometimes pleasant sense, whereas 不慮 specifically implies an unforeseen misfortune or tragedy beyond one's control.

Don't confuse with

不ふ良りょうN1
不良 (ふりょう) means 'delinquent' or 'defective' and is easily confused with 不慮 (ふりょ) due to the similar spelling and sound, but the meanings are unrelated.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 不 (not) and 慮 (thought, consideration), literally meaning 'without forethought' or 'unconsidered', which extended to 'unforeseen'.