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 126239 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

厄介

やっかい

trouble

厄年

やくどし

bad year

厄

やく

unlucky year

厄介事

やっかいごと

troublesome matter

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

天皇誕生日

てんのうたんじょうび

Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)

Example Sentences

1

きょうはなんてやくびだ。

What an unlucky day today is.