忌
忌

mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary

7 strokesFrequency 1,882JLPT N1Grade 8

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Kun

い.むい.みい.まわしい

Nanori

いまわ

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Common Words

忌々しい忌ま忌ましいいまいましい～い Adj.Freq #8598
1

annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing

Examples
あいつを見ると、いまいましくてしょうがない。
The sight of him is hateful to me.
禁忌きんきNounFreq #10233
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

taboo

2

Medicine

contraindication

忌まわしいいまわしい～い Adj.Freq #11867
1

abhorrent; abominable; detestable; disgusting; horrid; repugnant

Examples
考えるだけでも忌まわしい。
The very thought is abhorrent to me.
2

Rare term

ominous; inauspicious; unlucky

忌避きひNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #15220
1

evasion; avoidance; shirking

2

Law

recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

忌み嫌う忌嫌ういみきらうTransitiveGodan verbFreq #19354
1

to detest; to abhor; to loathe

忌み斎み斎いみ忌Freq #21985
1

Common noun

mourning; abstinence

2

Common noun

taboo

3

Common noun

religious purification

4

Noun, used as a prefix

pure; holy

忌きFreq #22724
1

Common noun

mourning; mourning period

2

Noun, used as a suffix

anniversary of one's death

忌む斎む諱むいむIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #27397
1

to avoid; to refrain from; to shun

2

忌む／諱む only

to detest

《由々しい》ゆゆしい忌々しい～い Adj.Freq #27425
1

grave; serious; alarming

忌むべきいむべきExpressionFreq #29229
1

abominable; detestable

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