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厄 — bad luck; unlucky year

厄 means “bad luck; unlucky year”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: ヤク (yaku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 厄 (yaku, “misfortune; bad luck”).

厄
Stroke order of 厄
Meaning
bad luck; unlucky year
On'yomi
ヤク (yaku)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
4
Level
JLPT N1 · set Qualities 8

How to remember 厄

Parts: 厂 cliff · 卩 kneeling person

Words with 厄

WordReadingMeaning
厄やく yaku onmisfortune; bad luck

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Qualities 8” set

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