bad fortune; misfortune
Refers to an unlucky fate or unfortunate circumstances, often with a slightly literary or formal tone.
He unfortunately passed away at a young age.
There's no use lamenting your misfortune.
Standard kanji spelling; 非 means 'not' or 'un-', 運 means 'fortune'.
Variant spelling using 否 (negation); less common than 非運.
Compound of 非 (hi, 'not') and 運 (un, 'fortune'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of 'bad fortune'.