4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster

On'yomi
  • misfortune ②unlucky year

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヤク 100.0%

Character Breakdown

unlucky, misfortune, bad luck
ヤク (9th, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

trouble ②care
misfortune ②unlucky year
driving off a troublesome person
burden ②hanger-on
unlucky day ②critical day (for a crop)
the year before a critical age
unlucky year ②bad year
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References

Unicode hex code 5384
JIS X 0208 1-44-81
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 816
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 646
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2947
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3665
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1870
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2550
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1415
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1519
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1915
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 68
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1829
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2893
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1859
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1341
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1424
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1116
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1026
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1721
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 257
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1427
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2p2.3
Four corner code 7121.2
De Roo Code 3356