Kanji

忌

mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

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 また 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 動物 食べる こと 禁忌 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 忘れよう 努めた

I tried to forget the unpleasant memories.

忌避 きひ
責任 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 述べた

He expressed his opinion frankly.

叱正 しっせい
忌憚 ない 叱正 お願い します

We ask for your unreserved corrections.

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