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悪運が強い (あくうんがつよい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, i-adjective
lucky at getting away with bad behavior ; having the devil's own luck
Describes a person who repeatedly escapes the consequences of their own misdeeds through sheer luck, not skill. Often carries a critical or grudging tone.
あの 政せい 治じ 家か は 悪あく 運うん が 強つよ い から 、 スキャンダル が あっ て も 辞じ 任にん し ない だろう 。
That politician has the devil's own luck, so he probably won't resign even after a scandal.
Similar words 運うん が 強つよ い 運が強い simply means 'lucky' in a general sense, without the negative connotation of escaping deserved trouble. 悪運が強い specifically refers to luck in avoiding punishment for one's own bad actions.
悪あく 運うん 悪運 is the noun meaning 'bad luck' or 'the luck that lets one get away with evil.' 悪運が強い is the full phrase describing a person who possesses such luck.
Etymology Compound of 悪運 (akūn, 'bad luck' or 'luck that lets one escape evil') + が + 強い (tsuyoi, 'strong'). The phrase is idiomatic and its exact origin is uncertain, but it has been used since at least the Edo period to describe rogues who seem to avoid retribution.
