Japanese symbol for “repugnant”
忌まわしい
いまわしい
Romaji: imawashii
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; disgusting
In Japanese, repugnant is 忌まわしい, read いまわしい (imawashii).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-i abhorrent; abominable; detestable; disgusting; horrid; repugnant
- adj-i ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “repugnant”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 厭わしい | いとわしい itowashii | detestable; disagreeable; disgusting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忌避 | きひ kihi | evasion; avoidance; shirking |
| 禁忌 | きんき kinki | taboo |
| 忌み | いみ imi | mourning; abstinence |
| 忌日 | きにち kinichi | anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed) |
| 忌む | いむ imu | to avoid; to refrain from; to shun |
| 忌憚 | きたん kitan | reserve; modesty; hesitation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “repugnant”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.