物忌み

ものいみ

Also written 物忌, ものいまい, ぶっき

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive purification through fasting and abstinence
2. confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice) See also: 陰陽道 (おんみょうどう).

Kanji

• 物 thing. Read as もの.
• 忌 taboo. Read as いみ.

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