祟り

Reading

Kana: たたり

Romaji: tatari

Definition

noun

1

curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

祟

Readings: スイ、 たた.る、 たた.り

Meanings: curse, haunt

Example Sentences

弱(よわ)り目(め)に祟(たた)り目(め)。

➥Misfortunes never come singly.

後(ご)のたたりが恐(こわ)いぞ。

➥There will be the deuce to pay.

触(さわ)らぬ神(かみ)に祟(たた)りなし。

➥Let sleeping dogs lie.

駐禁(ちゅうきん)で切符(きっぷ)を切(き)られた直後(ちょくご)にＵターン禁止(きんし)でつかまった。運(うん)が悪(わる)いというか、弱(よわ)り目(め)に祟(たた)り目(め)というか。

➥It wasn't my lucky day. First, I got a parking ticket and then things went from bad to worse when I got pulled over for making a U-turn.