忌いみ

noun

mourning; abstinence

Refers to the period or practice of mourning, often involving ritual abstinence from certain activities. Commonly used in Shinto or traditional contexts.

• 忌いみ明あけまで、肉にくや魚さかなを食たべない。

  I abstain from meat and fish until the end of the mourning period.

noun

taboo

A thing or action that is avoided for religious or superstitious reasons. Often used in compounds like 忌み言葉 (taboo words).

• 葬そう式しきでは「切きる」は忌いみ言こと葉ばだ。

  At funerals, 'cut' is a taboo word.

noun

religious purification

Shinto purification practice; often involves abstaining from certain foods or activities to achieve ritual purity. The kanji 斎み is sometimes used for this sense.

• 神かん主ぬしは斎いみを行おこなってから祭まつりに臨のぞむ。

  The Shinto priest performs purification before attending the festival.

noun, used as a prefix

pure; holy

Prefix used in religious or formal contexts to indicate purity or sacredness. Found in words like 忌み清める (purify).

• 忌いみ清きよめた水みずを神しん前ぜんに供そなえる。

  Offer purified water before the altar.