Words — 13 found
1. unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō)See also 陰陽道
2. bad year; annus horribilis
1. unlucky day; bad day; evil day; ill-omened day; off day
2. critical day (for a crop)
やくばら
厄払い
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)See also 節分
厄払い 【やくはらい】
1. calamity; disaster; accident
1. the year before the unlucky year
1. victimized by the unlucky year; victimised by the unlucky year
やくよ
厄除け
1. warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
厄よけ 【やくよけ】、厄除 【やくよけ】
厄除: Irregular okurigana usage.
1. calamity; evil; misfortune