百年目

Japanese

Kanji in this term
百	年	目
ひゃく Grade: 1	ねん Grade: 1	め Grade: 1
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ça̠kɯ̟ᵝnẽ̞mːe̞]

Noun

百(ひゃく)年(ねん)目(め) • (hyakunenme) 

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 百,‎ 年,‎ 目.
2. misfortune; bad luck