厄
厄: misfortune
misfortune; bad luck
4 strokesSecondary · Stage 3 (about 準2級)in 7 words here
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Kun—
やく: 厄年(やくどし) "unlucky age", 厄払い(やくばらい) "exorcism", 厄除け(やくよけ) "charm against evil", 災厄(さいやく); やっ in 厄介(やっかい) "troublesome".
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Key words
厄介やっかいtroublesome; bother
厄年やくどしunlucky age
厄払いやくばらいritual to ward off bad luck
災厄さいやくcalamity
厄除けやくよけcharm against evil
Example sentences
厄介な問題が起きたので、みんなで集まって相談した。
A troublesome problem came up, so we all got together to talk it over.
今年は厄年なので、お正月に神社でお祓いを受けた。
This is an unlucky year for me, so at New Year I received a purification rite at the shrine.
地震や洪水などの災厄から町を守るため、人々は毎年神社で祈る。
To protect the town from calamities such as earthquakes and floods, people pray at the shrine every year.