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Kanji Detail for 忌 - "to detest, to avoid, death anniversary"

忌

  • Meaning

    忌 means "to detest, to avoid, death anniversary."

    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.

  • Words using 忌

    • 回忌 かいき Listen death anniversary; anniversary of a person's death

  • Tattoo check: 忌

    • Verified meaning: to detest, to avoid, death anniversary
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • 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).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    i.mawashii(い-まわしい) い-まわしい

    i.mi(い-み) い-み

    i.mu(い-む) い-む

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    to detest to avoid death anniversary aversion mourning taboo abstinence antipathy disgust forbidden hatred loathing prohibited shun

Sentences including 忌

  • Today isn't my lucky day!

  • Hence, loathed melancholy.

  • Soon it will be the first year anniversary of my father's passing.

  • The very thought is abhorrent to me.

  • Incest is a taboo found in almost all cultures.

  • I glare resentfully at the crimson letter, is this the infamous red-paper draft notice?

  • What do I think, you say ... well then, I'll give you my candid opinion.

  • This year there isn't a bon festival memorial ceremony for my departed mother, but I will go to clean my ancestors' graves.

  • He continues always being aggressive towards society, rather than repelling society and confining himself.

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