Moto 忌: Mourning; Abhor; DetestableKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キ
- Kun'yomi
- い(む)、い(み)、い(まわしい)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 74 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キ)
- 回忌かいきdeath anniversary
- 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
- 三回忌さんかいきsecond anniversary of a death
- 忌避きひevasion; avoidance
- 禁忌きんきtaboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided
- 一回忌いっかいきfirst death anniversary
- 一年忌いちねんきfirst anniversary of a person's death
- 七年忌しちねんきseventh anniversary of a death
- 三十三回忌さんじゅうさんかいき32nd anniversary of death
- 三周忌さんしゅうきsecond anniversary of a death
- 兵役忌避へいえききひdraft evasion
- 十七回忌じゅうしちかいき16th anniversary of one's death
- 十三回忌じゅうさんかいき12th anniversary of one's death
- 厭忌えんきhatred; dislike
- 周忌しゅうきdeath anniversary
- 国忌こっきanniversary of the death of an emperor or empress
- 大祥忌だいしょうきsecond anniversary of a person's death
- 嫌忌けんきdislike; aversion
- 子規忌しききanniversary of Shiki Masaoka's death (September 19)
- 寒忌竹かんきちくcentipede plant (Homalocladium platycladum); tapeworm plant
- 小祥忌しょうしょうきfirst anniversary of a person's death
- 年忌ねんきdeath anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
- 幽回忌ゆうかいきmemorial ceremony held on the 100th day of a person's death
- 徴兵忌避ちょうへいきひdraft evasion; evading conscription
- 徴兵忌避者ちょうへいきひしゃdraft dodger
- 忌が明けるきがあけるto come out of mourning
- 忌中きちゅうmourning
- 忌引ききびきabsence from work (school) due to mourning
- 忌引き休暇きびききゅうかcondolence leave
- 忌憚きたんreserve; modesty
- 忌憚のないきたんのないunrestrained; unreserved
- 忌日きにちanniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed)
- 忌服きぶくmourning
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 忌まわしいいまわしいunpleasant; disagreeable
- 子忌みねいみcollecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 忌ま忌ましいいまいましいannoying; provoking
- 忌みいみmourning; abstinence
- 忌み嫌ういみきらうto detest; to abhor
- 忌み子いみこunwanted child; shunned child
- 忌み数いみかずunlucky number
- 忌み日いみびunlucky day (according to astrology); (previously a) death anniversary
- 忌み明けいみあけend of mourning
- 忌み箸いみばしthings prohibited by chopstick etiquette
- 忌み言葉いみことばtaboo word
- 忌み詞いみことばtaboo word
- 忌むいむto avoid; to refrain from
- 忌むべきいむべきabominable; detestable
- 忌垣いがきfence around a shrine
Other readings
- 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)
- 子忌ねいみcollecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 忌いみmourning; abstinence
- 忌々しいいまいましいannoying; provoking
- 忌嫌ういみきらうto detest; to abhor
- 忌寸いみきImiki (fourth highest of the eight hereditary titles)
- 忌引きびきabsence from work (school) due to mourning
- 忌引休暇きびききゅうかcondolence leave
- 忌忌しいいまいましいannoying; provoking
- 忌数いみかずunlucky number
- 忌明けいみあけend of mourning
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Kanji that often appear with 忌
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