unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster

On'yomi
ヤク
Kun'yomi
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Parts
卩厂similar kanji →
JLPT N24 strokesSecondary#2123 most commonU+5384

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4 strokes · red arrow marks where each stroke ends

Words using 厄

  • 厄やくmisfortune; bad luck; evil; disasterN5
  • 厄介やっかいtrouble; burden; nuisance; bother; worryN5
  • 厄年やくどしunlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō)N5
  • 厄瓜多エクアドルEcuadorN4
  • 厄介者やっかいものburden; nuisance; bother; troublemakerN3
  • 厄介払いやっかいばらいdriving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisanceN3
  • 厄介物やっかいものnuisance; encumbranceN3
  • 大厄たいやくcalamity; disaster; great misfortune; grand climactericN3
  • 本厄ほんやくcritical year in one's life; inauspicious yearN3
  • 困厄こんやくdistress; disasterN3
  • 厄介なことにやっかいなことにthe trouble is ...; to make matters worse; troublinglyN3