What does kanji 厄 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 厄 is unlucky.

How is kanji 厄 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 厄 are ヤク.

What is the main radical of kanji 厄?

The main radical for kanji 厄 is 厂.

What words use kanji 厄?

Example words that use kanji 厄 include 厄介, 厄年, 厄, 厄ばらい.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

厄

Meaning

Kanji 厄

unlucky

unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: ヤク
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2123
Strokes: 4
Radical: 厂
Components: 卩 • 厂
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 21 common entries

Showing 21 of 28 entries that include this kanji.

厄介

やっかい

trouble

厄年

やくどし

bad year

厄

やく

unlucky year

厄ばらい

やくはらい

exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)

厄よけ

やくよけ

warding off evil

厄を落とす

やくをおとす

to exorcise

厄瓜多

エクアドル

Ecuador

厄運

やくうん

bad luck

厄介ごと

やっかいごと

troublesome matter

厄介もの

やっかいもの

hanger-on

厄介払い

やっかいばらい

driving off a troublesome person

厄介物

やっかいもの

nuisance

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

今年は私の厄年です。

This year is my unlucky year.

厄介な問題が起きた。

A troublesome problem has arisen.

神社で厄払いをした。

I had an exorcism performed at the shrine.

災厄から逃れることはできない。

You cannot escape from calamity.

しばらくの間、叔父の家に厄介になった。

I stayed at my uncle's house for a while.

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