JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 忌: "mourning, abhor, detestable"
The kanji 忌 means "mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キ in on'yomi and い.む, い.み, い.まわしい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
い.むい.みい.まわしい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1882 of 2,501 |
Common words with 忌
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 忌々しいannoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating
- 禁忌taboo · contraindication
- 忌まわしいabhorrent; abominable; detestable; disgusting · ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
- 忌避evasion; avoidance; shirking · recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
- 忌み嫌うto detest; to abhor; to loathe
- 忌mourning; mourning period · anniversary of one's death
- 忌むto avoid; to refrain from; to shun · to detest
- 忌むべきabominable; detestable
- 忌憚reserve; modesty; hesitation; restraint · abhorrence; repugnance; loathing; dislike
- 忌みmourning; abstinence · taboo
- 忌憚のないunrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
- 一周忌first anniversary of a person's death
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