This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キ、い.む、い.み、い.まわしい
Romaji: ki, i.mu, i.mi, i.mawashii
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: いまわ
Romaji: imawa
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Meanings

mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  49
Frequency:  1882
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-4
Korean Reading:  gi
Chinese Reading:  ji4
Unicode:  5fcc
JIS:  3477

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2207
Nelson Index: 1463
New Nelson Index: 1786
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4k3.4
Four Corner Index: 1733.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1122
Gakken Index: 1819
Japanese Names Index: 462
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10310
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0953
Remembering the kanji Index: 599
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1287
Kodansha Compact Index: 769
Kanji in Context Index: 1697
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1401
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1889
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 606
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 644
Essential Kanji Index: 1522
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2735
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3558
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1121

Words

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mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
禁忌 (きんき)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
回忌 (かいき)
death anniversary
忌日 (きにち、きじつ)
anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed); 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed
忌む (いむ)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
忌み (いみ)
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
忌避 (きひ)
evasion; shirking; avoidance; challenge; (taking) exception
忌み嫌う (いみきらう)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
忌み日 (いみび)
unlucky day (according to astrology); (previously a) death anniversary; purification and fast day
周忌 (しゅうき)
death anniversary
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