Kanji

忌

忌

mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いむ, いみ, いまわしい

Common Readings

キ, い…まわしい, い…む

Example sentences

忌々しい いまいましい
忌々しいことに、また雨が降り始めた。

Annoyingly, it started raining again.

禁忌 きんき
その文化において、特定の動物を食べることは禁忌とされている。

In that culture, eating certain animals is considered a taboo.

忌まわしい いまわしい
忌まわしい記憶を忘れようと努めた。

I tried to forget the unpleasant memories.

忌避 きひ
彼は責任を忌避して批判された。

He evaded responsibility and was criticized.

忌憚 きたん
忌憚なく意見を述べた。

He expressed his opinion frankly.

叱正 しっせい
忌憚のないご叱正をお願いします

We ask for your unreserved corrections.

Example Vocabulary

忌々しい

いまいましい

annoying; cursed; vexing; detestable

禁忌

きんき

taboo; contraindication

忌まわしい

いまわしい

abominable; disgusting; unpleasant; ominous

忌避

きひ

evasion; avoidance; shirking

忌み嫌う

いみきらう

忌むべき

いむべき

忌

き

忌む

いむ

忌憚

きたん

hesitation; reserve; scruples

忌み

いみ

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