忌
abhor, death anniversary, detestable, mourning
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
7 / 7
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:7
JLPT:1
Frequency:1882
Vocabulary
キ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回忌 | カイキ | death anniversary; anniversary of a person's death |
| 忌避 | キヒ | evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge |
| 禁忌 | キンキ | taboo; contraindication |
| 七回忌 | シチカイキ | sixth anniversary of a death |
| 三回忌 | サンカイキ | second anniversary of a death |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一周忌 | いっしゅうき | first anniversary of a person's death |
| 忌まわしい | いまわしい | abhorrent; abominable; detestable; disgusting; horrid; repugnant; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky |
| 忌々しい | ゆゆしい | grave; serious; alarming |
| 一回忌 | いっかいき | first anniversary of a person's death; first death anniversary |
| 忌み | いみ | mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
応
OK, accept, answer, apply, reply, yes
Grade 5JLPT 1
忘
forget
Grade 6JLPT 3
念
attention, desire, feeling, idea, sense, thought, wish
Grade 4JLPT 3
忍
bear, conceal, endure, put up with, secrete, sneak, spy
Grade 8JLPT 1
志
aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling
Grade 5JLPT 1
心
heart, heart radical (no. 61), mind, spirit
Grade 2JLPT 4
恋
darling, in love, miss, romance, yearn for
Grade 8JLPT 2
忠
faithfulness, fidelity, loyalty
Grade 6JLPT 1
恩
benefit, blessing, favor, goodness, grace, kindness, mercy
Grade 6JLPT 1
悠
distant, leisure, long time, permanence
Grade 8JLPT 1