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厄

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • unlucky
  • misfortune
  • bad luck
  • disaster

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ヤク
Strokes
4
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#2227
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
厂#27 · cliff

Components

  • 卩
  • 厂

Common Words

  • 厄やくNoun
    misfortune, bad luck, evil
  • 厄介やっかいna-adjective
    trouble, burden, nuisance
  • 厄年やくどしNoun
    unlucky year, critical year, year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō)
  • 前厄まえやくNoun
    the year before a critical age, the year before an inauspicious year
  • 厄前やくまえNoun
    the year before the unlucky year
  • 厄日やくびNoun
    unlucky day, bad day, evil day
  • 厄災やくさいNoun
    calamity, disaster, accident
  • 厄神えきじんNoun
    god who spreads infectious diseases, god of pestilence

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