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厄やくばらい
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
2. exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
Alt. forms
厄やく払ばらい
90%
厄やく祓ばらい
8%
厄やくばらい
Kanji used
厄
unlucky
Pitch accent
や
くば
らい
Conjugations...Used in: 1
Composed of
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky