忌日

Chinese

avoid as taboo; jealous
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
simp. and trad.
(忌日)

Pronunciation


Noun

忌日

  1. anniversary of a death (especially of an ancestor); date of one's death
    生辰忌日  ―  shēngchén jìrì  ―  the date of one's birth and the date of one's death
  2. date on which certain things should be avoided; inauspicious day

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
にち
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(にち) • (kinichi

  1. deathday (anniversary of a person's death)

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 周忌(しゅうき) (shūki)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN