忌

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

taboo

Medicine

contraindication

evasion; avoidance; shirking

Law

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

Common noun

mourning; abstinence

Common noun

taboo

Common noun

religious purification

Noun, used as a prefix

pure; holy

Common noun

mourning; mourning period

Noun, used as a suffix

anniversary of one's death

annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing

abhorrent; abominable; detestable; disgusting; horrid; repugnant

Rare term

ominous; inauspicious; unlucky

to detest; to abhor; to loathe

to avoid; to refrain from; to shun

忌む／諱む only

to detest

Usu. as ～のない or ～なく

reserve; modesty; hesitation; restraint

Obsolete term; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

abhorrence; repugnance; loathing; dislike

unwanted child; shunned child

first anniversary of a person's death

second anniversary of a death

displeasure; offense; offence; disliking

sixth anniversary of a death

purification through fasting and abstinence

confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice)

real name (of a deceased person or a noble)

posthumous name

dislike; aversion

Abbreviation; Buddhism; Abbr. of 年回忌

death anniversary; anniversary of a person's death

anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed)

49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed

anniversary of the death of an emperor or empress

death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service

mourning period; (in) mourning

death anniversary; anniversary of a person's death

absence from work or school due to mourning; secluding oneself in mourning