さいわい – Vocabulary details

さいわい

Adjective (な)

Noun

1. happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity

雨あめが降ふらなかったのは幸さいわいだった。It was lucky that it didn't rain.

Noun

Verb (する, intransitive)

2. proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; ending well

だが、今日きょうはそれが幸さいわいした。But today, that turned out to be a blessing.

Adverb

Noun

3. luckily; fortunately

also as ～に（も）or ～にして

まあ、幸さいわい人ひとは誰だれもいなかったらしいよ。Well, it seems that luckily no one was there.

さ

いわい

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

luckily; blessedly; fortunately

this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)

だが、今日きょうはそれがさいわいした。

But today, that turned out to be a blessing.

さいわい、雨あめは降ふっていない。

Fortunately, it isn't raining.

さいわい天てん気きは良よかった。

Fortunately, the weather was good.

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