VocabJLPT N3
lucky
な-AdjectiveNoun

Definitions

  1. 1. lucky
  2. 2. nice!
This loanword from English is used as an adjective or exclamation to express that something is lucky or fortunate. It has a casual, upbeat tone and is frequently used in everyday conversation, especially among younger speakers.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Things are going suspiciously well — I wouldn't exactly call it lucky.

Sentence 2

"Where did you put those documents?" "Found them — lucky me."

Sentence 3

There happened to be a seat open, so I got into the popular restaurant — lucky!

Sentence 4

Can you really be that lucky with coincidences piling up like this?

Sentence 5

I turned the corner and ran into a friend — that was kind of lucky!