READING  ヤク
MEANING  unlucky
JLPT level N1 (full info & stroke order)
 
Words/compounds
やっかい
trouble, burden, care, bother, worry, dependence, support, kindness, obligation
やっかいもの
dependent, parasite, hanger-on, burden
やっかいばらい
driving off a troublesome person, getting rid of a nuisance
 
Example sentences
厄介
これだけで厄介払いできたら安いもので、みな大喜びした。
We were all pleased to be so cheaply quit of him.
 
花粉よりも小さな黄砂をマスクでどれだけ防ぐことが出来るのか?花粉よりもずっと厄介者のように思います。
Just how well can masks block the, even smaller than pollen, yellow sand dust? I think it much more of a nuisance than pollen.
 
Lookalikes
 
キ、あぶ-ない、あや-うい、あや-ぶむ 
dangerous