忌

mourning

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Readings

On readingキ

Kun readingい.む、い.み、い.まわしい

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Verbs with «忌»

Meanings

mourningRtK
考えるだけでも忌まわしい。The very thought is abhorrent to me.tatoeba
去れ、忌まわしき憂鬱よ。Hence, loathed melancholy.tatoeba
abhor
detestable
death anniversary

abstinence
taboo
religious purification
pure

Radicals and components

Radical心heart 忄variant 㣺variant

Components

How it's built

忌

Mnemonic (RtK)

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snake (乙) · self (自) · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 644

Compound words

忌避きひ

evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge)

回忌かいき

death anniversary; anniversary of a person's death

忌まわしいいまわしい

abhorrent; abominable; detestable; disgusting; horrid

忌みいみ

mourning

忌垣いがき

fence around a shrine (or other sacred area)

忌中きちゅう

mourning period

忌日きにち

anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed)

first anniversary of a person's death

一周忌いっしゅうき

first anniversary of a person's death

七回忌しちかいき

sixth anniversary of a death

仏涅槃忌ぶつねはんき

Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)

Additional Examples

どう思うって・・・それじゃあ忌憚のない意見を言わせてもらうけどね。

What do I think, you say ... well then, I'll give you my candid opinion.tatoeba

真っ赤な手紙を忌々しげに見つめ、これが悪名高い赤紙ってヤツなのか？

I glare resentfully at the crimson letter, is this the infamous red-paper draft notice?tatoeba

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