忌 — mourn/abhor/taboo

JLPT N2 kanji · 7 strokes · on'yomi ki · kun'yomi i·mu.

A heart (心) bound up in itself (己) in dread — shunning.

Example words

• 忌む — imu — to abhor/shun
• 忌引 — kibiki — mourning leave

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