忌 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「心」
道3Junior high level ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「心」
- On
- キ
- Kun
- い.む・い.み・い.まわしい
- Meaning
- abhor; mourning
Origin
己 with 心 "heart": what the heart shuns — to abhor, mourning.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| キ | 忌避・忌中・禁忌 |
|---|---|
| いむ | 忌む |
| いまわしい | 忌まわしい |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 忌避きひ
evasion; avoidance
- 周忌しゅうき
anniversary of a death
Example
祖父の一周忌を行った。
We held the first anniversary of my grandfather's death.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)