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厄

Level XIV of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1812 / 2,608

Misfortune

On’yomi
やく
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
厂 Cliff (Kangxi 27)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 聡 (Wise), less common than 嘘 (Lie).

A snake slithers along the edge of a cliff — encountering a snake on a cliff is pure misfortune.

In words

厄介 やっかい trouble,burden,care,botherN3

厄 is rank 1812 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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