鬼門

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説

きもん【鬼門】

1 〔いみきらう方角〕an unlucky quarter; 〔丑寅うしとらの方角〕the northeastern quarter

• その方角は鬼門に当たる
  That is an unlucky direction.
• 家を建てる時，鬼門を避けた
  When he built his house, he avoided having it face the northeast.

2 〔苦手〕a weakness; a weak point

• あの男は私には鬼門だ
  I just can't handle him, so I avoid him like the plague.

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