忌日

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 忌日. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 忌日, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 忌日 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 忌日 you have here. The definition of the word 忌日 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of忌日, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

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

Synonyms

See also

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

References

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