unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster
厄 centers on bad fortune and harmful events: unluckiness, misfortune, and disaster.
厄 is thought to depict a person under a cliff or in a tight spot, symbolizing hardship or misfortune. The exact historical development is uncertain.
The outer 厂 looks like a cliff, and the inner 㔾 resembles a person crouching. Imagine someone trapped under a cliff, bringing bad luck and disaster.
For ヤク, picture a yak (ヤク) bringing misfortune by trampling a village. The yak's bad luck ties the sound to the meaning.
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trouble; burden; nuisance; bother; worry
calamity; disaster; accident
misfortune; bad luck; evil; disaster
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō)
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
unlucky day; bad day; evil day; ill-omened day; off day
the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year
to exorcise; to escape evil
source of trouble
the trouble is ...; to make matters worse; troublingly
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
nuisance; encumbrance
burden; nuisance; bother; troublemaker
the year before the unlucky year
calamity; disaster; accident
escape from evil; exorcism
victimized by the unlucky year; victimised by the unlucky year
bad luck; misfortune