noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident.

noun

  1. death (usu. of a relative), bereavement.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
不幸 ふこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

negative, non-, bad
 (4th, N4)
cliff (厂) variant
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
happiness, blessing, fortune
しあわ.せ コウ さいわ.い (3rd, N3)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)