Skip to content
Wanilog
忌

Mourning

WaniKani level 59JLPT N1Joyo general useTop 1,500-2,000 Β· #18827 strokes

Meanings

Mourning, Abhor, Detestable, Death Anniversary

On'yomi

き

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

い.む、 い.み、 い.まわしい

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 忌

忌 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

忌 (Mourning) is taught on WaniKani at level 59 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1882 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 59

Words using 忌

Paste any text into Kanji breakdown to check it against your WaniKani progress.

Look up another kanji: all kanji Β· by JLPT level Β· by Joyo grade Β· jpdb β†’ Β· jisho β†’

← All kanji