mourning; mourning period
Refers to the period of mourning after a death, often used in formal or traditional contexts.
Until the mourning period ends, flashy events are avoided.
Used as a suffix after a number to indicate the anniversary of someone's death, e.g., 一周忌 (first anniversary).
We held a memorial service for the third anniversary of my grandfather's death.
taboo; prohibition · contraindication
evasion; avoidance; shirking · recusation; challenge (of a judge)
death anniversary; anniversary of a death · 49th day after death; forty-ninth day memorial
reserve; restraint; hesitation · abhorrence; loathing; dislike
hatred; dislike; abhorrence
death anniversary; anniversary of a person's death
death anniversary
anniversary of the death of an emperor or empress
dislike; aversion
death anniversary; Buddhist memorial service
mourning period; in mourning
bereavement leave; mourning absence
mourning; mourning attire; mourning period
Standard kanji form for both senses.
The kanji 忌 carries meanings of mourning, abhorrence, and taboo. The reading き is the on'yomi, used in formal and Buddhist-related terms.