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Kanji Detail for 忌 - "taboo, avoid, memorial"

忌

  • Meaning

    忌 means "taboo, avoid, memorial."

    1. To detest - Abhorrent; to hate; to dislike.

    2. To avoid - To shun out of dislike.

    3. Death anniversary - The day someone passed away; memorial day.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    mourning; abhor; detestable; death anniversary

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    jealous, envious; fear

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    jealous, envious; to fear; to shun

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Jealousy. By appearance is 妒; by conduct is 忌. Meaning resenting others surpassing oneself. | To fear. Such as 肆無忌憚, meaning having no apprehension. | The anniversary of a parent's death is 忌. Now, the death anniversary of any ancestor is called 忌. | Taboo. Avoiding good or bad fortune and prohibiting as not to be done. Such as 百無禁忌. | A particle. See (Book of Odes).
  • Onyomitip

    ki(き) き

  • Kunyomitip

    i.mawashii(いまわしい) いまわしい

    i.mu(いむ) いむ

  • Strokestip

    7 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords
    taboo avoid detest abhor hate dislike death anniversary mourning memorial shun evade aversion distaste

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