幸い

Meaning

1. adj-nan
   happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity
2. adv
   luckily; fortunately

Example sentences

• 普段よりも遅く家を出たけれど、幸いに汽車には間に合った。

  I left home later than usual, but fortunately I was in time for the train.

• 不幸の裏には幸いあり。

  Every cloud has a silver lining.

• 彼の知己を得たのは幸いだった。

  I was fortunate to make his acquaintance.