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    3. 忌み言葉

    忌み言葉

    忌いみ​言こと葉ば

    taboo word

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab28 strokes

    忌言葉忌み詞忌詞忌みことば

    いみことば

    Noun

    1.
    taboo word
    2.
    euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)

    Stroke 0 / 28

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    Characters that make up this word

    忌
    い.む・い.み・い.まわしい…(2)
    mourning・abhor・detestable・death anniversary
    Kanji
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    葉
    は…(3)
    leaf・plane・lobe・needle・blade…(4)
    Kanji
    み
    mi
    Kana
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