不遇

ふぐう

Meanings

1. Noun, な-adjective, の-adjective misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity

Kanji

• 不 un-. Read as フ.
• 遇 treat. Read as グウ.

Example sentences

• 彼女はわが身の不遇にじっと耐えねばならなかった。
  She had to smile at her misfortune.

Common phrases

• 不遇をかこつ (ふぐうをかこつ) to complain about one's hard lot

Words containing 不遇

• 遇不遇 (ぐうふぐう) happiness and sorrows
• 不遇をかこつ (ふぐうをかこつ) to complain about one's hard lot
• 不遇時代 (ふぐうじだい) one's dark days

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