忌
忌 — Mourning
mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary
On’yomiキ (ki)
Kun’yomiいむ (imu)
Kun’yomiいみ (imi)
Kun’yomiいまわしい (imawashii)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
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Common words using 忌
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回忌 | かいき kaiki | death anniversary; anniversary of a person's death |
| 一周忌 | いっしゅうき isshuuki | first anniversary of a person's death |
| 忌避 | きひ kihi | evasion; avoidance; shirking |
| 禁忌 | きんき kinki | taboo; contraindication |
| 七回忌 | しちかいき shichikaiki | sixth anniversary of a death |
| 三回忌 | さんかいき sankaiki | second anniversary of a death |
Study notes
忌 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1882 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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