Word Meaning 忌詞

いみことば imikotoba

忌詞 is read as いみことば (imikotoba) and means euphemism (used in place of a taboo word).

Meaning

English

euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)
taboo word

Reading

Kana

いみことば

Romaji

imikotoba

Writing Variants

忌み言葉 いみことば imikotoba
忌み詞 いみことば imikotoba
忌言葉 いみことば imikotoba

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 135623 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

訳詞

やくし

translation of lyrics

反射指示代名詞

はんしゃしじだいめいし

reflexive pronoun

第一形容詞

だいいちけいようし

type-1 adjective (i.e. one that uses "ku" conjugation)

第二形容詞

だいにけいようし

type-2 adjective (i.e. one that uses "shiku" conjugation)

一人称代名詞

いちにんしょうだいめいし

first-person pronoun

二人称代名詞

ににんしょうだいめいし

second-person pronoun

分離不定詞

ぶんりふていし

split infinitive