Words — 8 found
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忌み
1. mourning; abstinence
2. taboo
3. religious purification
4. pure; holy
斎み 【いみ】、忌 【いみ】、斎 【いみ】
忌: Irregular okurigana usage.
いことば
忌み言葉
1. taboo word
2. euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)
忌言葉 【いみことば】、忌み詞 【いみことば】、忌詞 【いみことば】
忌み詞: Rarely-used kanji form. 忌詞: Rarely-used kanji form.
いび
忌み日
1. unlucky day (according to astrology); (previously a) death anniversary; purification and fast daySee also 陰陽道
忌日 【いみび】、斎日 【いみび】
1. unwanted child; shunned child