Japanese Word Entry
忌む| Kana: | いむ |
| Romaji: | imu |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 忌 | mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary, jealous, envious, fear |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧˋ (jì) |
| Cantonese: | gei6 |
| Japanese: | キ (ki) / い.む (imu)、 い.み (imi)、 い.まわしい (imawashii) |
| Korean: | 기 (gi) |
| Vietnamese: | kị, kí |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 誋 |
| 齋 | Buddhist food, room, religious purification, worship, avoid, alike, vegetarian diet, study, to fast, abstain |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓㄞ (zhāi) |
| Cantonese: | zaai1 |
| Japanese: | サイ (sai)、 シ (shi) / つつし.む (tsutsushimu)、 とき (toki)、 ものいみ (monoimi) |
| Korean: | 재 (jae), 자 (ja) |
| Vietnamese: | trai |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 斋 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 斎 |
| 諱 | posthumous (real) name, conceal, shun, regard as taboo |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄏㄨㄟˋ (huì) |
| Cantonese: | wai5 |
| Japanese: | キ (ki) / いみな (imina)、 い.む (imu) |
| Korean: | 휘 (hwi) |
| Vietnamese: | húy, huý |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 讳 |