Word Meaning 物忌み

ものいみ monoimi

物忌み is read as ものいみ (monoimi) and means confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice).

Meaning

English

  1. confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice)
  2. purification through fasting and abstinence

Reading

Kana

ものいみ

Romaji

monoimi

Writing Variants

  • 物忌 ぶっき bukki
  • 物忌 ものいまい monoimai
  • 物忌 ものいみ monoimi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 127453 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

物価

ぶっか

prices of commodities

物騒

ぶっそう

dangerous

物価指数

ぶっかしすう

price index

物証

ぶっしょう

physical evidence

物陰

ものかげ

place hidden from view

物納

ぶつのう

payment in kind

物故

ぶっこ

death (of a person)

物価安定

ぶっかあんてい

price stability

物理的安全保護

ぶつりてきあんぜんほご

physical security

物価高

ぶっかだか

high prices of commodities

物価統制

ぶっかとうせい

price control

物案じ

ものあんじ

anxiety