厄年 やくどし unlucky year #28,947 Meanings noun 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 Its kanji 厄 ヤク unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster 年 ネン · とし year, counter for years