幸い
さいわい
Meanings
- Noun, な-adjective happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity
- Noun, する verb, Intransitive proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; ending well
- Adverb, Noun luckily; fortunately (also as ～に（も）or ～にして)
Kanji
- 幸 happiness. Read as さいわい.
Example sentences
- なるべく早くご返事いただければ幸いです。
I would appreciate a reply as soon as possible. - 不幸の裏には幸いあり。
Every cloud has a silver lining. - すぐにお返事いただければ幸いです。
I would appreciate hearing from you soon. - 幸い、火事は大事に至らぬ内に消し止められた。
Fortunately, the fire was put out before it became too serious. - このお願いをお認めいただけましたら幸いです。
I would be grateful for your approval of this request.
Common phrases
- 幸いにして (さいわいにして) fortunately
Words containing 幸い
- もっけの幸い (もっけのさいわい) windfall
- 幸いあれ (さいわいあれ) be happy!
- 不幸中の幸い (ふこうちゅうのさいわい) small mercy (from some misfortune)
And 6 more.