和英／英和辞典 - Japanese⇔English Dictionary

1. 1. [n] unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō)
2. 2. [n] bad year; annus horribilis

Kanji in this word

• 厄
  unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster

  On: ヤク (yaku)

  4 strokes · Grade 8 · JLPT N1
• 年
  year, counter for years

  On: ネン (nen)

  Kun: とし (toshi)

  6 strokes · Grade 1 · JLPT N4