すう
数
き
奇

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. misfortune, adverse fortune, hapless fate.
  2. checkered (life, career, etc.), varied, eventful, dramatic, full of ups and downs.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
すう
数
き
奇
 数奇 すうき
さっ
数
き
奇
 数奇 さっき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

number, strength, fate
スウ　かず　かぞ.える (2nd, N3)
surname, constellation, to wear
ル　ロウ　つな.ぐ
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person, (人 variant)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
strange, strangeness, curiosity
キ　く.しき　あや.しい (Early Jr. High, N1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
can, passable, approval
カ　コク　-べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)