付つきが回まわる

also: ツキがまわる

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ru)

luck comes around; fortune smiles

Idiomatic expression meaning that good luck or fortune comes one's way, often after a period of waiting or effort.

最さい近きん、やっと付つきが回まわってきた気きがする。
Lately, I feel like luck has finally started coming my way.
彼かれは長ながい不ふ運うんの後あとで、急

きゅう

に

付つ

き

が

回まわ

っ

て

宝たから

くじ

に

当あ

たっ

た

。

After a long run of bad luck, fortune suddenly smiled on him and he won the lottery.

Written forms

付つきが回まわる
Standard kanji spelling for the idiom.
つきが回まわる
Kana spelling; common in casual writing.
ツキが回まわる
Katakana spelling; often used for emphasis or in informal contexts.
ツキがまわる

Kanji

付adhere, attach, refer to
回-times, round, game

Similar words

運うんが向むく
Similar meaning of luck turning favorable, but 付きが回る emphasizes the cyclical nature of luck coming around.
ツキがある
Means 'to be lucky' in a general sense, while 付きが回る specifically describes luck arriving or turning in one's favor.

Etymology

The phrase combines 付き (luck, from the verb 付く meaning 'to be attached') and 回る (to go around), literally 'luck comes around'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it reflects the idea of fortune cycling back to a person.