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忌
忌
7 strokes
Frequency: 1882
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

mourning
abhor
detestable
death anniversary

Readings

On β€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
γ‚­
Kun β€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
い.γ‚€
い.み
い.まわしい
Nanori β€” Specialized readings used in names
いまわ

Common Words

εΏŒγΎεΏŒγΎγ—γ„
いまいましい
ο½žγ„ Adj.
Freq #8598
1

annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing

Examples
γ‚γ„γ€γ‚’θ¦‹γ‚‹γ¨γ€γ„γΎγ„γΎγ—γγ¦γ—γ‚‡γ†γŒγͺい。
The sight of him is hateful to me.
きんき
Noun
Freq #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

いまわしい
ο½žγ„ Adj.
Freq #11867
1

abhorrent; abominable; detestable; disgusting; horrid; repugnant

Examples
θ€ƒγˆγ‚‹γ γ‘γ§γ‚‚εΏŒγΎγ‚γ—γ„γ€‚
The very thought is abhorrent to me.
2

Rare term

ominous; inauspicious; unlucky

きひ
ο½žγ™γ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #15220
1

evasion; avoidance; shirking

2

Law

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

εΏŒε«Œγ†
いみきらう
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #19354
1

to detest; to abhor; to loathe

ζ–ŽγΏ
ζ–Ž
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

き
Freq #22724
1

Common noun

mourning; mourning period

2

Noun, used as a suffix

anniversary of one's death

ζ–Žγ‚€
θ«±γ‚€
いむ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #27397
1

to avoid; to refrain from; to shun

2

εΏŒγ‚€οΌθ«±γ‚€ only

to detest

ゆゆしい
εΏŒγ€…γ—γ„
ο½žγ„ Adj.
Freq #27425
1

grave; serious; alarming

いむべき
Expression
Freq #29229
1

abominable; detestable

πŸŽ“

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