やく

N5Common wordNoun
Noun
misfortunebad luckevildisaster
Noun
unlucky yearcritical yearyear (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky

Example Sentences

今年(ことし)(かれ)厄年(やくどし)だ。

This year, he is at an unlucky age.

神社(じんじゃ)厄払(やくばら)いをしてもらった。

I had a purification ritual done at the shrine to ward off bad luck.

今年(ことし)(やく)(つづ)いて大変(たいへん)だった。

This year one misfortune followed another, and it was rough.

(てら)厄除(やくよ)けのお(ふだ)をもらいました。

I got an amulet for warding off bad luck at the temple.

女性(じょせい)厄年(やくどし)(かぞ)(どし)三十三歳(さんじゅうさんさい)()われている。

A woman's unlucky age is said to be thirty-three, counted in the traditional Japanese way.