子忌み

ねいみ

Also written 子忌

Meanings

1. Noun collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year) See also: 子の日の遊び (ねのひのあそび).

Kanji

• 子 child. Read as ね.
• 忌 taboo. Read as いみ.

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