悪あく運うんが強つよい

悪運が強い · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	悪あく運うんが強つよい	悪あく運うんが強つよくない
Polite	悪あく運うんが強つよいです	悪あく運うんが強つよくないですalso 悪あく運うんが強つよくありません
Past polite	悪あく運うんが強つよかったです	悪あく運うんが強つよくなかったですalso 悪あく運うんが強つよくありませんでした
Past	悪あく運うんが強つよかった	悪あく運うんが強つよくなかった
Te-form	悪あく運うんが強つよくて	悪あく運うんが強つよくなくて
Adverbial	悪あく運うんが強つよく
Conditional	悪あく運うんが強つよければ	悪あく運うんが強つよくなければ
Tara conditional	悪あく運うんが強つよかったら	悪あく運うんが強つよくなかったら

Meanings

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.

彼かれは何なん度ども問もん題だいを起おこすのに、いつも悪あく運うんが強つよくて捕つかまらない。
He causes trouble again and again, but he's always lucky enough to get away with it and never gets caught.
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.

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Kanji

悪bad, vice, rascal
運carry, luck, destiny
強strong

Related 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.

Built from

悪あく運うん+強つよい

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.