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Kanji Detail for 厄 - "misfortune"

厄

  • Meaning

    厄 means "misfortune." Also associated with calamity, hardship.

    1. Misfortune - Bad luck; disaster.

    2. Calamity - A serious disaster; trouble.

    3. Hardship - Suffering; difficulty.

  • Words using 厄

    • 厄介 やっかい Listen trouble; burden; nuisance

  • Tattoo check: 厄

    • Verified meaning: misfortune
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: calamity, hardship
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    unlucky; misfortune; bad luck; disaster

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    adversity, difficulty, distress

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    distressed

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    adversity, difficulty, distress

  • Onyomi

    tip

    yaku(ヤク) ヤク

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    4 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    厂 (gandare)

  • Related Keywords

    misfortune calamity hardship bad luck suffer adversity affliction curse disaster doom fate ill-omened inauspicious jinx misery ominous suffering trouble unfortunate unlucky woe

Sentences including 厄

  • We didn't have much trouble.

  • It's a difficult matter.

  • I am afraid i'll be a burden to you.

  • I am having trouble with one thing after another.

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