Meaning of 厄年(やくどし) in Japanese

厄年
Kana Reading
やくどし
Romaji
yakudoshi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
    Meaning
    unlucky year; critical age

Related Kanji

厄 JLPT 1

4 strokes

unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster

On'Yomi: ヤク

Kun'Yomi:

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年 JLPT 5

6 strokes

year, counter for years

On'Yomi: ネン

Kun'Yomi: とし

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