こう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident
Noun
2. death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
Kanji used
negative
happiness
Pitch accent
Top 2300
Composed of
un-; non-; negative prefix
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
bragging of one's misfortune
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
Examples (25 in total)
He lived an unhappy life.
I was miserable and unhappy.
She is living an unhappy life.