Word Meaning 忌み箸

Listen to 忌避

忌避

きひ

evasion

Listen to 忌まわしい

忌まわしい

いまわしい

ominous

Listen to 忌み言葉

忌み言葉

いみことば

euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)

Listen to 忌日

忌日

きにち

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

Listen to 忌み日

忌み日

いみび

unlucky day (according to astrology)

Listen to 忌中

忌中

きちゅう

mourning

Listen to 箸

箸

はし

chopsticks

Listen to 割り箸

割り箸

わりばし

dispensable chopsticks

Listen to 回忌

回忌

かいき

death anniversary

Listen to 一周忌

一周忌

いっしゅうき

first anniversary of a person's death

Listen to 三回忌

三回忌

さんかいき

second anniversary of a death

Listen to 七回忌

七回忌

しちかいき

sixth anniversary of a death