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厄
N5Common wordNoun
Noun
misfortune•bad luck•evil•disaster
Noun
unlucky year•critical year•year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
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Kanji Breakdown
Example Sentences
今年、彼は厄年だ。
This year, he is at an unlucky age.
神社で厄払いをしてもらった。
I had a purification ritual done at the shrine to ward off bad luck.
今年は厄が続いて大変だった。
This year one misfortune followed another, and it was rough.
お寺で厄除けのお札をもらいました。
I got an amulet for warding off bad luck at the temple.
女性の厄年は数え年で三十三歳と言われている。
A woman's unlucky age is said to be thirty-three, counted in the traditional Japanese way.