also: ゆういん
tomobiki day; day lucky in morning and evening but unlucky at noon
One of the six traditional calendar days (六曜). Considered auspicious in the morning and evening, but inauspicious around noon. Funerals are often avoided on this day because it is believed that the bad luck at noon may 'pull a friend' (友を引く) into misfortune.
See also: 六曜
Funerals are often held avoiding tomobiki days.
The morning of a tomobiki day is considered auspicious.
Standard kanji form; the reading ともびき is the most common.
Alternate reading, less common; may be encountered in older or formal contexts.
From 友 (friend) + 引く (to pull), referring to the belief that bad luck at noon on this day can 'pull' friends into misfortune. The reading ともびき is the native Japanese reading, while ゆういん is the on'yomi reading.