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KANJI
detest
loathe, mourning, abstinence, hate
Kun'yomi
i
On'yomi
ki
Example sentences
とくていいきでは、すうむべきすうとみなすぶんがある。
In certain regions, there is a culture that regards odd numbers as detestable figures.
いまわしいおくは、かんってもわすれられないものだ。
Detestable memories are things that cannot be forgotten even as time passes.
かれうそをつくにんげんきらけいこうがある。
He has a tendency to detest people who lie.

Practice exercises

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2
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detestabhormourningtaboo
3
じつ
anniversary of a death; day of mourning
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きじつ
4
忌わしい
detestable; abominable; ominous
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いまわしい
5
きん
taboo; prohibition
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きんき
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忌みことば
taboo word; euphemism
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いみことば