幸先が悪い (sakisoi ga warui - having a bad start, unlucky from the beginning)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This is a fixed expression combining the noun 幸先 (sakisaki, meaning 'beginning' or 'prospect') with the particle が (ga, indicating the subject) and the i-adjective 悪い (warui, meaning 'bad'). It literally translates to 'the beginning/prospect is bad,' indicating an inauspicious start to an event or situation.
Sample sentences
大事なプレゼンの日に寝坊して、幸先が悪いと感じた。
I overslept on the day of an important presentation, and I felt like it was an inauspicious start.
雨の日の引っ越しは、なんだか幸先が悪い気がする。
Moving on a rainy day somehow feels like a bad omen.
初戦で負けてしまったが、これが幸先が悪いとは限らない。
We lost the first game, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's an inauspicious start.
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Example
大事なプレゼンの日に寝坊して、幸先が悪いと感じた。
I overslept on the day of an important presentation, and I felt like it was an inauspicious start.
雨の日の引っ越しは、なんだか幸先が悪い気がする。
Moving on a rainy day somehow feels like a bad omen.
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