忌

Meaning

忌 centers on a strong negative feeling tied to death and impurity: mourning a loss, abhorring something as detestable, and observing a death anniversary as a day of taboo.

• 忌むいむ

  to avoid; to refrain from; to shun

• 忌き

  mourning; mourning period

• 禁忌きんき

  taboo

• 忌避きひ

  evasion; avoidance; shirking

• 忌憚きたん

  reserve; modesty; hesitation; restraint

• 忌まわしいいまわしい
  N1

  abhorrent; abominable; detestable; disgusting; horrid; repugnant

• 忌みいみ

  mourning; abstinence

• 忌日きにち

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

• 忌々しいいまいましい

  annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing

• 忌み嫌ういみきらう

  to detest; to abhor; to loathe

• 回忌かいき

  death anniversary; 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

• 三回忌さんかいき

  second anniversary of a death

• 一回忌いっかいき

  first anniversary of a person's death; 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

• 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)

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