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ほんやく
Meanings
Noun
1. critical year in one's life; inauspicious year
Alt. forms
本
ほん
厄
やく
ほんやく
Pitch accent
ほ
んやく
Composed of
ほん
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
やく
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky