stroke of luck; unexpected good fortune; godsend; windfall
Refers to a piece of luck that comes unexpectedly, often with a nuance of undeserved or rare fortune. Somewhat literary or formal; in casual speech, ラッキー or 幸運 is more common.
It was truly a stroke of luck that he was unharmed.
We must not waste this godsend.
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Search-only variant; 倖 is a simplified form of 倖.
The word is composed of two kanji, both meaning 'luck' or 'fortune'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a Sino-Japanese compound (kango) that has been used in literary Japanese for centuries.