悲運|ひうんhiun[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounsad fate; tragic doom; ill fate

• Synonym不運ふうんNeutralBad luck, plain and simple, and the usual everyday word for it; 「悲運」 is heavier and tinged with tragedy.
• Synonym不幸ふこうNeutralUnhappiness or misfortune, and a euphemism for a relative's death; 「悲運」 centers on a tragic fate.
• Related災難さいなんNeutralA calamity that strikes unexpectedly, as in 「とんだ災難だ」; 「悲運」 speaks of a fate that is tragic as a whole.
• Related厄運やくうんWrittenWritten/formal prose for bad luck, an unlucky run of fortune; used only rarely.
• Related否運ひうんWrittenWritten/formal prose for poor luck; usually written 「非運」, and carries less tragic coloring than 「悲運」.
• Related薄命はくめいWrittenWritten/formal prose for dying young or an unfortunate fate, as in 「佳人薄命」; 「悲運」 stresses the tragic cast of a fate.
• Antonym幸運こううんNeutralGood luck — the direct opposite of the tragic fate that 「悲運」 describes.

For plain bad luck, 「不運」 is the everyday default; a disaster that strikes out of the blue is 「災難」. Reserve 「悲運」 for a fate that is tragic as a whole, as in 「悲運の名将」; good luck is 「幸運」.

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1. 悲かなしく、また不幸ふこうな運命うんめい。