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厄

厄: misfortune

misfortune; bad luck
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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

A troublesome problem came up, so we all got together to talk it over.

This is an unlucky year for me, so at New Year I received a purification rite at the shrine.

To protect the town from calamities such as earthquakes and floods, people pray at the shrine every year.

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