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厄

unlucky
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingヤク
Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. unluckyRtK
  2. misfortune
  3. bad luck
  4. disaster
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cliff (厂) · fingerprint

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1519

Compound words

厄瓜多エクアドル
Ecuador
厄病神やくびょうがみ
god of pestilence
荷厄介にやっかい
encumbrance
災厄さいやく
calamity
前厄まえやく
the year before a critical age
厄介やっかい
trouble
厄介事やっかいごと
troublesome matter
厄介者やっかいもの
burden

Stroke Order

4 strokes