JLPT N1 · 4 strokes
Kanji 厄: "unlucky, misfortune, bad luck"
The kanji 厄 means "unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヤク in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヤク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2123 of 2,501 |
Common words with 厄
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 厄介trouble; burden; nuisance; bother · care; dependence; support; kindness
- 災厄calamity; disaster; accident
- 厄介事troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore
- 厄介者burden; nuisance; bother; troublemaker · hanger-on; dependent; parasite
- 厄災calamity; disaster; accident
- 厄介払いdriving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
- 厄misfortune; bad luck; evil; disaster · unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
- 厄日unlucky day; bad day; evil day; ill-omened day · critical day (for a crop)
- 厄年unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō) · bad year; annus horribilis
- 厄除けwarding off disaster; protecting against misfortune
- 大厄calamity; disaster; great misfortune; grand climacteric
- 厄落としescape from evil; exorcism
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