Word Meaning 忌日

きじつ kijitsu

忌日 is read as きじつ (kijitsu) 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

きじつ

Romaji

kijitsu

Writing Variants

  • 忌日 きにち kinichi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 117170 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

忌避

きひ

evasion

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

天皇誕生日

てんのうたんじょうび

Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)

縁日

えんにち

temple festival