災い転じて福となす わざわいてんじてふくとなす Also written 災い転じて福と成す Meanings Expression, Godan verb to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage Kanji 災 disaster. Read as わざわい. 転 turn. Read as テン. 福 fortune. Read as フク. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists