ほん
本
やく
厄

noun

  1. critical year in one's life, inauspicious year.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほん
本
やく
厄
 本厄 ほんやく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

book, present, main
ホン　もと　まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
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)