Word Meaning 忌々しい

いまいましい imaimashii

忌々しい is read as いまいましい (imaimashii) and means annoying.

Meaning

English

annoying
infuriating
provoking
irritating
aggravating
vexing

Reading

Kana

いまいましい

Romaji

imaimashii

Writing Variants

忌ま忌ましい いまいましい imaimashii
忌忌しい いまいましい imaimashii

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters

々

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 138355 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

忌まわしい

いまわしい

ominous

忌避

きひ

evasion

忌日

いみび

unlucky day (according to astrology)

忌日

きじつ

49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed

忌中

きちゅう

mourning

回忌

かいき

death anniversary

一周忌

いっしゅうき

first anniversary of a person's death

三回忌

さんかいき

second anniversary of a death

七回忌

しちかいき

sixth anniversary of a death

禁忌

きんき

contraindication

十三回忌

じゅうさんかいき

12th anniversary of one's death

三十三回忌

さんじゅうさんかいき

32nd anniversary of death