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零れ幸い (こぼれざいわい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

零こぼれ幸ざいわい

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Meanings

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unexpected good luck; windfall

Refers to a stroke of luck that comes without effort, like a lucky break or a piece of fortune that falls into one's lap.

宝たからくじに当あたるなんて、まさに零こぼれ幸ざいわいだ。
Winning the lottery is truly an unexpected piece of good luck.

彼かれの成せい功こうは努ど力りょくの結けっ果かではなく、零こぼれ幸ざいわいだった。

His success was not the result of effort but a windfall.

Kanji

零zero, spill, overflow
幸happiness, blessing, fortune

Related words

幸こう運うん
幸運 is a general term for good luck or fortune, while 零れ幸い specifically emphasizes luck that comes unexpectedly and without one's own effort.
棚たなからぼた餅もち
A proverb meaning 'a windfall' or 'unexpected luck,' similar in meaning but more colloquial and idiomatic.

Built from

こぼれる+幸さいわい

Written forms

零こぼれ幸ざいわい
Standard kanji spelling.
こぼれ幸ざいわいUsage100%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; also seen in practice.

Etymology

Compound of 零れ (kobore, 'spilling') + 幸い (saiwai, 'happiness, good fortune'). The image is of good fortune spilling or falling into one's lap without effort.