Word Meaning 厄日

やくび yakubi

厄日 is read as やくび (yakubi) and means critical day (for a crop).

Meaning

English

  1. critical day (for a crop)
  2. unlucky day
  3. bad day
  4. evil day
  5. ill-omened day
  6. off day

Reading

Kana

やくび

Romaji

yakubi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 124806 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

厄介

やっかい

trouble

厄年

やくどし

bad year

やく

unlucky year

厄介事

やっかいごと

troublesome matter

厄介物

やっかいもの

nuisance

隔日

かくじつ

every other day

誕生日

たんじょうび

birthday

即日

そくじつ

(on) the same day

排日

はいにち

anti-Japanese

抗日

こうにち

resistance against Japanese aggression

離日

りにち

departure from Japan

Example Sentences

1

きょうはなんてやくびだ。

What an unlucky day today is.