生憎 (あいにく)unfortunately; sorry, but ...

unfortunately; sorry, but ...adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverb (fukushi)

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Kanji in 生憎

学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)
生活せいかつliving; life (one's daily existence)
生産せいさんproduction; manufacture
人生じんせい(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
先生せんせいteacher; instructor
厚生省こうせいしょうMinistry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
年生ねんせいpupil in ... year; student in ... year
新生しんせいrebirth; new birth
憎悪ぞうおhatred; abhorrence
憎しみにくしみhatred
心憎いこころにくいrefined; admirable
愛憎あいぞうlove and hate
憎いにくいhateful; abominable
憎むにくむto hate; to detest
憎らしいにくらしいodious; hateful
お生憎さまおあいにくさまthat's too bad; too bad for you!

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