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不幸 (ふこう): unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune — Japanese vocabulary

不幸 is read ふこう and means "unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

不幸

Reading
ふこう · fukou
Translation
unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ふこうが

Example

彼は貧乏なのを不幸のせいにする。

かれはびんぼうなのをふこうのせいにする。

He ascribes his poverty to bad luck.

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