Word Meaning 忌日

きにち kinichi

忌日 is read as きにち (kinichi) and means 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed.

Meaning

English

  1. 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed
  2. anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed)

Reading

Kana

きにち

Romaji

kinichi

Writing Variants

  • 忌日 きじつ kijitsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 118442 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

忌み日

いみび

unlucky day (according to astrology)

忌避

きひ

evasion

忌み言葉

いみことば

euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)

忌中

きちゅう

mourning

隔日

かくじつ

every other day

誕生日

たんじょうび

birthday

即日

そくじつ

(on) the same day

排日

はいにち

anti-Japanese

抗日

こうにち

resistance against Japanese aggression

離日

りにち

departure from Japan