JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3
忌

Meaning

Kanji 忌

mourning

mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
い.むい.みい.まわしい
Onyomi 音読み
キ
Nanori 名乗り
いまわ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#1882
Strokes
7
Radical
心
Components
已 • 心
Kanji Kentei
Level 3
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Related vocabulary

29 common entries

Showing 29 of 63 entries that include this kanji.

忌避

きひ

evasion

忌

き

anniversary of one's death

忌々しい

いまいましい

annoying

忌が明ける

きがあける

to come out of mourning

忌み

いみ

religious purification

忌み嫌う

いみきらう

to detest

忌み言葉

いみことば

euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)

忌み子

いみこ

unwanted child

忌み数

いみかず

unlucky number

忌み日

いみび

unlucky day (according to astrology)

忌み箸

いみばし

things prohibited by chopstick etiquette

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

今日は祖父の三回忌です。

Today is the third anniversary of my grandfather's death.

彼は不吉で忌まわしい事件を思い出した。

He recalled a sinister and detestable incident.

日本では忌中という言葉を葬儀の際に見かける。

In Japan, you see the word 'kichu' (in mourning) during funerals.

その政治家は忌憚のない意見を求めた。

The politician asked for a frank opinion without reserve.

一年忌の法要を執り行う。

We are holding a memorial service for the first anniversary of the death.