厄

Glyph origin
Possibly a of a person kneeling, and a small stroke to accentuate the knee (now ). Not cognate with (“yoke”) but eventually they shared meanings.

interprets it as –.

Etymology 1
Probably related to.

Definitions

 * 1) harrowing; miserable
 * 2) disaster; calamity; catastrophe
 * 3) adversity; difficulty; distress
 * 4) to be stranded
 * 5) strategic point

Synonyms






Etymology 3
From.

Definitions

 * 1)  hard; difficult; challenging

Kanji

 * 1) unlucky
 * 2) misfortune
 * 3) bad luck
 * 4) disaster

Noun

 * 1) bad luck, evil