Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 不幸中の幸い(ふこうちゅうのさいわい) in Japanese

不幸中の幸い
Kana Reading
ふこうちゅうのさいわい
Romaji
fukōchūnosaiwai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
    Example sentence
    何はともあれ大事にいたらなかったのは、不幸中の幸いであった At any rate, that it had ended without serious incident was a small mercy.

Examples of 不幸中の幸い, ふこうちゅうのさいわい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

8 strokes

happiness, blessing, fortune

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: さいわ.い, さち, しあわ.せ

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JLPT 4

4 strokes

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

On'Yomi: フ, ブ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

in, inside, middle, mean, center

On'Yomi: チュウ

Kun'Yomi: なか, うち, あた.る

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