忌き

noun

mourning; mourning period

Refers to the period of mourning after a death, often used in formal or traditional contexts.

• 忌きが明あけるまで、派は手でな行ぎょう事じは避さけられます。

  Until the mourning period ends, flashy events are avoided.

noun, used as a suffix

death anniversary

Used as a suffix after a number to indicate the anniversary of someone's death, e.g., 一周忌 (first anniversary).

• 祖そ父ふの三さん回かい忌きの法ほう要ようを行おこなった。

  We held a memorial service for the third anniversary of my grandfather's death.