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忌引き (きびき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
bereavement leave ; mourning absence
Refers to taking time off from work or school due to the death of a close relative. Often used in formal or HR contexts. The verb form 忌引きする is intransitive.
忌き
引び
き
で
一いっ
週しゅう
間かん
学がっ
校こう
を
休やす
み
ます
。
I will be absent from school for a week due to bereavement leave.
Written forms 忌き 引び き Usage 42%
Standard spelling; the okurigana き makes the reading clear.
忌き 引びき Usage 58%
Also used, but 忌引き is more common and less ambiguous.
Kanji 忌 mourning, abhor, detestable Similar words 忌き 中ちゅう 忌中 refers to the mourning period itself (typically 49 days after death), while 忌引き is the leave taken during that period.
喪も 中ちゅう 喪中 is a broader term for the period of mourning (often one year), during which one refrains from celebrations; 忌引き is specifically the absence from duties.
Etymology Compound of 忌 (ki, 'mourning') and 引き (hiki, 'pulling, withdrawing'), from the verb 引く (hiku). The combination refers to withdrawing from daily activities due to mourning.
