不ふ幸こう

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Broad term for unhappiness, bad luck, or a tragic event. Can be used as a noun or na-adjective.

Related words· 8

悲かなしみN3sense 1
悲しみ is the emotion of sadness itself, while 不幸 refers to the state of being unhappy or to a specific misfortune.
災さい難なんN2sense 1
災難 emphasizes a sudden, external calamity or accident, whereas 不幸 can describe a broader, more personal ongoing state.
悲ひ劇げきN3sense 1
悲劇 stresses the dramatic, tragic nature of an event, while 不幸 is a plainer, more general word for misfortune.
不ふ幸しあわせN1
不幸 is the more common, broader word for unhappiness or misfortune, while 不幸せ specifically frames the state as the opposite of being 幸せ.

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不ふ運うんN2
不運 focuses on bad luck or chance, whereas 不幸 leans toward unhappiness or tragedy in a broader sense.
災わざわいN1
不幸 is a general word for personal unhappiness or bad luck, whereas 災い implies a larger-scale or more severe calamity.
因いん果が
不幸 is the plain, everyday word for 'unfortunate', while 因果 (as a na-adjective) implies the misfortune is the result of karmic causes.
惨みじめN2
不幸 is a noun for objective misfortune or unhappiness, while 惨め is an adjective describing the subjective feeling of misery.

Opposites

幸しあわせN4sense 1
幸せ is the common word for happiness, the everyday opposite of 不幸 in its 'unhappiness' sense.
幸こう福ふくN3sense 1
幸福 is a more formal word for happiness or well-being, standing as the direct opposite of 不幸.
幸さいわいN3
不幸 means unhappiness or misfortune, the direct opposite of 幸い's sense of happiness or blessing.

Don't confuse with

親おや不ふ孝こうN1
不幸 (misfortune, unhappiness) sounds identical to 不孝 and is easily confused with the 不孝 inside 親不孝, but the meanings are unrelated.
不ふ孝こうN1
不幸 (same reading) means unhappiness or misfortune, while 不孝 specifically refers to failing one's duty to one's parents.