厄
ヤク
unlucky; misfortune; bad luck; disaster
Words
厄落とし
やくおとし
- escape from evil; exorcism n vs
厄払い
やくはらい やくばらい
- exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence n vs
厄負け
やくまけ
- victimized by the unlucky year; victimised by the unlucky year n vs
厄年
やくどし
- unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō) n
- bad year; annus horribilis n
厄日
やくび
- unlucky day; evil day n