Word Meaning 忌み子

いみこ imiko

忌み子 is read as いみこ (imiko) and means unwanted child.

Meaning

English

unwanted child
shunned child

Reading

Kana

いみこ

Romaji

imiko

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 121994 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

子規忌

しきき

anniversary of Shiki Masaoka's death (September 19)

子忌み

ねいみ

collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)

忌避

きひ

evasion

忌まわしい

いまわしい

ominous

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

唐辛子

とうがらし

shichimi pepper

茄子

なす

eggplant (Solanum melongena)

養子

ようし

adopted child (usu. male)

拍子

ひょうし

the moment