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    3. 忌まわしい

    忌まわしい

    忌いま​わ​し​い​

    abhorrent

    KMT10News #37+1Ref L2AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab15 strokes

    いまわしい

    Adjective

    1.
    abhorrent, abominable, detestable, disgusting, horrid, repugnant
    2.
    ominous, inauspicious, unlucky
    rare term

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    忌いまわしい記き憶おくが蘇よみがえった。

    Abhorrent memories resurfaced.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれはその忌いまわしい事じ件けんについて語かたりたがらなかった。

    He didn't want to talk about that abominable incident.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    忌いまわしい過か去こを乗のり越こえ、彼かの女じょは新あたらしい人じん生せいを歩あゆみ始はじめた。

    Overcoming her detestable past, she began to walk a new path in life.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    その忌いまわしい光こう景けいは、彼かれの心こころに深ふかく刻きざみ込こまれた。

    That horrid sight was deeply etched into his mind.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    忌いまわしい噂うわさが広ひろまり、彼かれの評ひょう判ばんは地ちに落おちた。

    Repugnant rumors spread, and his reputation plummeted.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyInternet & Social Media

    Characters that make up this word

    忌
    い.む・い.み・い.まわしい…(2)
    mourning・abhor・detestable・death anniversary
    Kanji
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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