Kanji

厄

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JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #21234 strokes

Meanings

unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster

ES: desgracia, mala suerte, desastre, calamidad, abreviatura de año malo

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Common words

  • 厄介やっかいtrouble, burden, nuisance, bother, worry
  • 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)
  • 厄瓜多エクアドルEcuador

Example sentences

  • それは厄介なことになるかもしれない。

    It may give rise to serious trouble.

    Eso puede acabar siendo problemático.

    Tatoeba #204812(opens in a new tab)
  • 独裁者はその厄介な状況に対処しようとしたが、どうにもならなかった。

    The autocrat strove in vain to deal with the awkward situation.

    El dictador trató deshacerse de esa incómoda situación, pero no llegó a ninguna parte.

    Tatoeba #123425(opens in a new tab)
  • どっちにしても、厄介やっかいですね。

    In any case, it's troublesome, isn't it?

    Tatoeba #200689(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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