不ふ覚かく

noun, na-adjective

failure; blunder; mistake

Refers to an avoidable mistake, oversight, or lapse in judgment, often with a sense of regret. Common in the phrase 不覚を取る (to suffer a defeat or make a blunder).

• あんなミスをするとは不ふ覚かくだった。

  It was a blunder to make that kind of mistake.

• 彼かれは不ふ覚かくの涙なみだを流ながした。

  He shed tears in spite of himself.

noun, na-adjective

unconsciousness

Rare, literary use for loss of consciousness or being unaware. More commonly expressed as 意識不明 or 気絶 in modern Japanese.

• その一いち撃げきで彼かれは不ふ覚かくに陥おちいった。

  He fell unconscious from that single blow.