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厄 kanji
unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
ヤク
Kun readings
NoneWords with 厄
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —厄払いexorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
- —厄除けwarding off evil; protecting against misfortune
- —厄ネタsource of trouble
- —厄介払いdriving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
- —厄落としescape from evil; exorcism
- —厄介がるto consider troublesome; to regard as a nuisance
- —厄を落とすto exorcise; to escape evil
- —厄介なことにthe trouble is ...; to make matters worse; troublingly
- —厄除warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
- —厄神god who spreads infectious diseases; god of pestilence
- —厄病神god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest; odious person; plague; angel of death
- —厄祓いexorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
- —厄よけwarding off evil; protecting against misfortune
- —厄介ごとtroublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
- —厄介ものburden; nuisance; bother; troublemaker; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
- —厄ばらいexorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
- —厄介ばらいdriving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
- —厄介な事にthe trouble is ...; to make matters worse; troublingly