不幸中の幸い

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
こう
Grade: 3
ちゅう
Grade: 1
さいわ
Grade: 3
on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

From 不幸 (unfortunate) +‎ (in the middle of) +‎ (possessive particle) +‎ 幸い (fortunate).

Idiom[edit]

()(こう)(ちゅう)(さいわ) (fukōchū no saiwai

  1. small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
    (だれ)()ななかったのは不幸中(ふこうちゅう)(さいわ)でした。
    Dare mo shinanakatta no wa fukōchū no saiwai deshita.
    It is a consolation that no one was killed.