Yakudoshi

厄年 (Yakudoshi) is a Japanese noun meaning “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”.

Meanings

  1. noununlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō)
  2. nounbad year; annus horribilis

Kanji in 厄年

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