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ちょっとした幸運が予期せぬ成功につながるときもある。

Sentence Analyzer

ちょっとした 幸運 予期せぬ 成功 つながる とき ある

English Translation

A little bit of luck sometimes leads to an unexpected success.

Furigana

ちょっとした幸運(こううん)予期(よき)せぬ成功(せいこう)につながるときもある。

Romanji

Chottoshita kōun ga yokisenu seikō ni tsunagaru toki mo aru.

Words

一寸した (ちょっとした)
trifling; petty; quite a bit; somewhat; quite
幸運 (こううん)
good luck; fortune
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
予期 (よき)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
成功 (せいこう)
success; hit
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
繋がる (つながる)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to be linked to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 さいわ.い、 さち、 しあわ.せ
Meanings: happiness, blessing, fortune
Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ
Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Readings: ヨ、 シャ、 あらかじ.め
Meanings: beforehand, previous, myself, I
Readings: キ、 ゴ
Meanings: period, time, date, term
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: コウ、 ク、 いさお
Meanings: achievement, merits, success, honor, credit