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厄年 【やくどし】

  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. [n] bad year; annus horribilis
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Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
厄 Unlucky, Misfortune, Bad Luck, Disaster ヤク
年 Year, Counter For Years ネン とし