Illustration: On the outdoor staircase of a Japanese apartment building, a resident accidentally drops a phone through the railing while juggling a shopping bag and keys. Directly below, a neighbor happens to be passing with a laundry basket full of folded towels.

JLPT N2adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

運うんよく

un'yoku

luckily

Example sentences

  1. 運うんよくいい席せきがとれたんだ。

    I was lucky enough to get a good seat.

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  2. 運うんよく、渋滞じゅうたいしてなかったよ。

    Luckily, there wasn’t a traffic jam.

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  3. いつもより遅おそめに家いえを出でたのだが、運うんよく電車でんしゃには間まに合あった。

    I left home later than usual, but fortunately I was in time for the train.

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Kanji in 運

  • 運carry; luckOnウンKunはこぶ

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