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幸い

JLPT 3
Kana Reading
さいわい
Romaji
saiwai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity
    Example sentence
    普段よりも遅く家を出たけれど、幸いに汽車には間に合った。 I left home later than usual, but fortunately I was in time for the train.
  • Parts of speech
    adverb (fukushi)
    Meaning
    luckily; fortunately
    Example sentence
    不幸の裏には幸いあり。 Every cloud has a silver lining.

Examples of 幸い, さいわい in a sentence

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