7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary

Kun'yomi
  • to avoid ②to detest
  • mourning ②taboo ③pure
  • abhorrent ②ominous
On'yomi
  • mourning ②anniversary of one's death
Nanori
  • いまわ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

まわしい 70.7%
29.3%

Character Breakdown

mourning, abhor, detestable
い.む キ いまわ (8th, N1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)

Common Words

mourning ②taboo ③pure
reserve ②abhorrence
taboo ②contraindication
to avoid ②to detest
death anniversary
taboo word ②euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)
unlucky day (according to astrology)
purification through fasting and abstinence ②confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice)
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References

Unicode hex code 5FCC
JIS X 0208 1-20-87
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1463
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1786
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2207
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2735
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1401
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1889
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 599
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 644
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1819
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 462
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1522
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10310
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1122
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1797
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1935
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1287
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1121
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1697
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 769
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 606
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k3.4
Four corner code 1733.1
De Roo Code 3558