ふ
不
こう
幸
　
の
て
手
がみ
紙

expression, noun

  1. chain letter that promises bad luck if you break the chain.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ふ
不
こう
幸
　
の
て
手
がみ
紙
 不幸の手紙 ふこうのてがみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

negative, non-, bad
フ (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)
hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)
paper
かみ　シ (2nd, N4)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
family name, surname, clan
シ　うじ (4th, N1)