Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1882 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary
Kunyomi: い.む, い.み, い.まわしい
Onyomi: キ
Composition: 己 心
Radical: 心
Meaning: heart
Reading: こころ
Frequency: 1,115
Alternative forms:
忌 (キ) mourning, mourning period, anniversary of one's death
忌避 (キヒ) evasion, avoidance, shirking, recusation (of a judge), taking exception (to a judge), challenge
回忌 (カイキ) death anniversary, anniversary of a person's death
七回忌 (シチカイキ) sixth anniversary of a death
忌む (いむ) to avoid, to refrain from, to shun, to detest
忌むべき (いむべき) abominable, detestable
忌み (いみ) mourning, abstinence, taboo, religious purification, pure, holy
忌明け (いみあけ) end of mourning period (usu. 49 days)
子忌み (ねいみ) 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)
物忌み (ものいみ) purification through fasting and abstinence, confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice)
忌まわしい (いまわしい) abhorrent, abominable, detestable, disgusting, horrid, repugnant, ominous, inauspicious, unlucky