厄年
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 厄年
1
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō)
2
bad year; annus horribilis
Kanji in this Word
厄
4 strokes
Frequency: 2123
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
unlucky
misfortune
bad luck
disaster
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヤク
年
6 strokes
Frequency: 6
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
year
counter for years
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ネン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
とし
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ね
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