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)

Kanji in 厄年

• 厄Unlucky; Misfortune; Bad LuckRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
• 年Year; Counter For YearsRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N5

Words that share its kanji

• 厄介やっかいtrouble; burden
• 厄やくmisfortune; bad luck
• 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
• 今年ことしthis year
• 前年ぜんねんthe preceding year; the previous year
• 年間ねんかん(period of) a year
• 昨年さくねんlast year
• 来年らいねんnext year
• 一昨年おととしyear before last
• 周年しゅうねんwhole year; entire year
• 少年しょうねんboy; juvenile