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

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mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
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忌み

斎み、忌、斎
いみ
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
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禁忌

きんき
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
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忌避

きひ
evasion; shirking; avoidance; challenge; (taking) exception
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回忌

かいき
death anniversary
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忌み嫌う

忌嫌う
いみきらう
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
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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
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忌み日

忌日、斎日
いみび
unlucky day (according to astrology); (previously a) death anniversary; purification and fast day
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忌む

斎む、諱む
いむ
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
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周忌

しゅうき
death anniversary