Word details
厄
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 厄.
Dictionary
Entry
1
misfortune; bad luck; evil; disaster
2
Abbreviation
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
厄
unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster
4 strokesFrequency 2,123JLPT N1Grade 8
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