Word details

子忌み

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 子忌み.

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Entry

子忌み子忌ねいみNoun
1

Rare term

collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

-こ

Nanori

ねっ

mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary

7 strokesFrequency 1,882JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

い.むい.みい.まわしい

Nanori

いまわ

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