Keyword
unlucky
- misfortune
- bad luck
- disaster
- Frequency
- #2123
- Strokes
- 4
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 1519
Readings
ヤク100%
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Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
厄介
trouble; burden; nuisance; bother; worry; care; dependence; support; kindness; obligation; …
Na-adjective
厄
misfortune; bad luck; evil; disaster; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
Noun
厄年
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
Noun
厄払い
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
Noun