Meaning of 生憎 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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生憎, 合憎JLPT 3
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Kana Readingあいにく
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Romajiainiku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- unfortunately; Sorry, but ...
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Example Sentences
生憎, 合憎, あいにく used in context
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But, unfortunately, the game was called off due to rain.
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I went all the way to see him only to find him not at home.
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彼は住所を教えてくれたのですが、あいにく私はそれを書き留めておく紙を持っていなかったのです。
He told me his address, but unfortunately I had no paper to write it down on.
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I visited him only to find him absent.
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I went to see the doctor, only to find him absent.
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It was unfortunate that it rained yesterday.
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Kanji found in this word
fit, suit, join, 0.1
On: ゴウ, ガッ, カッ
Kun: あ.う, -あ.う, あ.い, あい-, -あ.い, -あい, あ.わす, あ.わせる, -あ.わせる
6 strokes
life, genuine, birth
On: セイ, ショウ
Kun: い.きる, い.かす, い.ける, う.まれる, うま.れる, う.まれ, うまれ, う.む, お.う, は.える, は.やす, き, なま, なま-, な.る, な.す, む.す, -う
5 strokes
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