忌む (いむ, imu) Japanese meaning: avoid | KotomoraFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000忌む · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 忌む | 忌まない |
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| Polite | 忌みます | 忌みません |
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| Past polite | 忌みました | 忌みませんでした |
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| Past | 忌んだ | 忌まなかった |
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| Te-form | 忌んで | 忌まないで |
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| Desire | 忌みたい | 忌みたくない |
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| Potential | 忌める | 忌めない |
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| Passive | 忌まれる | 忌まれない |
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| Causative | 忌ませる | 忌ませない |
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| Causative passive | 忌ませられるalso 忌まされる | 忌ませられないalso 忌まされない |
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| Volitional | 忌もう | |
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| Polite volitional | 忌みましょう | |
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| Imperative | 忌め | 忌むな |
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| Conditional | 忌めば | 忌まなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 忌んだら | 忌まなかったら |
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化
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Some cultures avoid unlucky words.
He shuns conflict and always speaks gently.
Usage patterns
〈数〉を忌むto avoid a number as unlucky or taboo
Japanese people sometimes avoid the number four as unlucky.
〈事〉を忌むto shun or avoid a custom, act, or occasion as taboo
In this region, speaking the name of the dead is considered taboo.
〈人〉を忌むto detest or loathe a person
The villagers detested the old woman.
Expressions
忌むべきabominable; detestable
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unlucky day; day of abstinence; death anniversary
taboo chopstick manners; things prohibited by chopstick etiquette
purification through fasting and abstinence · confinement to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō)
taboo word · euphemism (for a taboo word)
