Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary
(A comprehensive Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary for the Web)
An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Character Interpretations
By Lawrence J. Howell and Hikaru Morimoto
– Covering more than 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan –
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Kanji Search Results
厄 (4)
ヤク
Abbreviated form of 却 (Type 8 Phonetic) (sink backwards) + 厂 cliff → sink to one's knees (compare 抑) in distress at a cliff → be at a loss (← be unable to make further progress) → misfortune; disaster.
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