Word Meaning 忌む (Imu): to Detest, to Avoid

Meaning

English

to detest
to avoid
to refrain from
to shun

Reading

Kana

いむ

Romaji

imu

Writing Variants

斎むいむ imu
諱むいむ imu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 135254 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

忌避

きひ

evasion

忌まわしい

いまわしい

ominous

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

Example Sentences

1

古い習慣には忌むべきものもある。

ふるいしゅうかんにはいむべきものもある。

Some old customs are things that should be abhorred.