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Japanese translation: 運　ラッキーナンバー "unn" "rakki- nanba-"

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English term or phrase:luck
Japanese translation:運　ラッキーナンバー "unn" "rakki- nanba-"
Entered by: LEXICON KK

19:42 Jan 27, 2002
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: luck
as in "Lucky Number"
Mazz
"unn" "rakki- nanba-"
Explanation:
"unn"

運

"rakki- nanba-"

ラッキーナンバー

Luck is simply "unn" in Japanese.

"ko-unn" is "good" luck.

For lucky number, the most common saying in Japanese is "rakki- nanba-."
"rakki- bango-" works also, although not as common.

"rakki- bango-"
ラッキー番号
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LEXICON KK
Local time: 21:18
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6"unn" "rakki- nanba-"
LEXICON KK
4 +2Ko-unn, or, unn-ga-yoi
nyasue
4ﾅy
Aydin Yulug


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ﾅy


Explanation:
ﾅy


    Reference: http://www.notredame.ac.jp/cgi-bin/jedi
Aydin Yulug
Türkiye
Local time: 15:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TurkishTurkish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Ko-unn, or, unn-ga-yoi


Explanation:
Ko-unn. Just you are lucky to get "something" , or unn-ga--yoi means you have a good lot to come across a good luck.


nyasue
United States
Local time: 08:18
PRO pts in pair: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  J_R_Tuladhar: aku-un, un ga warui = bad luck.
2 hrs
agree  yukie_t (X)
3 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
"unn" "rakki- nanba-"


Explanation:
"unn"

運

"rakki- nanba-"

ラッキーナンバー

Luck is simply "unn" in Japanese.

"ko-unn" is "good" luck.

For lucky number, the most common saying in Japanese is "rakki- nanba-."
"rakki- bango-" works also, although not as common.

"rakki- bango-"
ラッキー番号

LEXICON KK
Local time: 21:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in pair: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  J_R_Tuladhar
34 mins
agree  yukie_t (X): ラッキー番号(rakki-bango-) and ラッキーナンバー(rakki-nanba-)are very common.
1 hr
agree  Timothy Takemoto
2 hrs
agree  mimichan
1 day 13 hrs
agree  kotobuki
1 day 17 hrs
agree  ckawasaki: Most Japanese says rakki- nanba- as Japanese-English. Just try to say it slowly.
4 days
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