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

  1. annoying
  2. infuriating
  3. provoking
  4. irritating
  5. aggravating
  6. 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

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 139922 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

忌避

きひ

evasion

忌み言葉

いみことば

euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)

忌日

きにち

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

忌み日

いみび

unlucky day (according to astrology)

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