Word Meaning 忌中

きちゅう kichuu

忌中 is read as きちゅう (kichuu) and means mourning.

Meaning

English

mourning

Reading

Kana

きちゅう

Romaji

kichuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 118951 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

暑中

しょちゅう

height of summer

宮中

きゅうちゅう

imperial court

掌中

しょうちゅう

in the hand

陣中

じんちゅう

in camp

獄中

ごくちゅう

during imprisonment

渦中

かちゅう

vortex

無我夢中

むがむちゅう

being absorbed in

Example Sentences

日本では忌中という言葉を葬儀の際に見かける。

にほんではきちゅうということばをそうぎのさいにみかける。

In Japan, you see the word 'kichu' (in mourning) during funerals.

今年は亡き母の忌中のため盂蘭盆供養会はないが、先祖の墓の掃除に行く。

This year there isn't a bon festival memorial ceremony for my departed mother, but I will go to clean my ancestors' graves.