Meaning of 福(ふく) in Japanese

Examples of 福, ふく in a sentence

• 彼は会社をくびになったんだけど、わざわい転じて福となすで、見事独立したから偉いよ。

  His old company gave him the shaft. But I admire the way he turned bad luck into good and did even better with his own business.

• 笑う門には福来る。

  Fortune comes in by a merry gate.

• 災い転じて福となる。

  Good comes out of evil.

• 災い転じて福となせ。

  Make the best of a bad bargain.

• 災いを転じて福としなさい。

  Turn your misfortune to account.