Moto 厄 (やく)misfortune; bad luck; evil
- misfortune; bad luck; evilnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- unlucky year; critical yearnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- smallpoxnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 厄
Words that share its kanji
- 厄介やっかいtrouble; burden
- 厄年やくどしunlucky year; critical year
- 前厄まえやくthe year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year
- 厄よけやくよけwarding off evil; protecting against misfortune
- 厄を落とすやくをおとすto exorcise; to escape evil
- 厄介ごとやっかいごとtroublesome matter; burden
- 厄介事やっかいごとtroublesome matter; burden
- 厄介払いやっかいばらいdriving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
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