Word details

運の尽き

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 運の尽き.

Dictionary

Entry

運の尽き運のつきうんのつきExpressionFreq #32737
1

out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope

Examples
あのブロンドの女と一緒にいる現場を妻におさえられたのでは、彼ももう運のつきだ。
His wife caught him out with that blonde and then he was really up shit creek without a paddle.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance

11 strokesFrequency 255JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ウン

Kun

はこ.ぶ

exhaust, use up, run out of, deplete, befriend, serve

6 strokesFrequency 1,234JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ジンサン

Kun

つ.きるつ.くすつ.かす-づ.く-ず.くことごと.く

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