Keyword
unlucky
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1519
Readings
やっ
(76%)
やく
(23%)
Composed of
cliff
fingerprint
Used in kanji (3 in total)
yoke
command
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Used in vocabulary (33 in total)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
calamity; disaster; accident
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
calamity; disaster; accident
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
unlucky day; evil day
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
calamity; disaster; great misfortune; grand climacteric
escape from evil; exorcism
encumbrance; burden; drag
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
nuisance; encumbrance
god who spreads infectious diseases; god of pestilence
calamity; evil; misfortune
hardship and misfortune
distress; disaster
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
critical year in one's life; inauspicious year
the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year
escape from evil; exorcism
the year following an inauspicious year
bad luck; misfortune
to exorcise; to escape evil
smallpox; variola
the year before the unlucky year
victimized by the unlucky year; victimised by the unlucky year
United Kingdom; Britain; England
Examples (5 in total)
It may give rise to serious trouble.
It's a difficult matter.
I think that Japanese is a really difficult language.