bad luck; ill fortune; doom
Refers to an unlucky fate or destiny, often with a sense of inevitable misfortune. Less common than 不運 (ふうん) in everyday speech; carries a slightly literary or dramatic tone.
He lamented his ill fortune.
This battle will only bring doom.
Compound of 凶 (きょう, 'bad luck, disaster') and 運 (うん, 'luck, fortune'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for abstract nouns.