前厄
まえやく
- the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year n
Kanji
前
ゼン
まえ • -まえ
in front; before
厄
ヤク
unlucky; misfortune; bad luck; disaster
Synonyms
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