Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひゃく
Grade: 1
ねん
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology

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The "misfortune" sense is derived from the implication that someone has run out of their good luck in "the past 100 years".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ça̠kɯ̟ᵝnẽ̞mːe̞]

Noun

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(ひゃく)(ねん)() (hyakunenme

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ,‎ ,‎ .
  2. misfortune; bad luck