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    回かい忌き

    death anniversary

    KMT8News #20+1Noun, SuffixReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab13 strokes

    かいき

    Noun, Suffix

    1.
    death anniversary, anniversary of a person's death
    abbreviationBuddhism

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    祖そ父ふの三さん回かい忌きんの法ほう要ようが執とり行おこなわれた。

    The memorial service for my grandfather's third death anniversary was held.

    KMT7Religion & PhilosophyFamily & Relationships
    毎まい年とし、父ちちの回かい忌きには家か族ぞくが集あつまります。

    Every year, the family gathers for my father's death anniversary.

    KMT8Religion & PhilosophyFamily & Relationships
    仏ぶっ教きょうでは、特とく定ていの回かい忌きに合あわせた法ほう要ようが行おこなわれます。

    In Buddhism, memorial services are held according to specific death anniversaries.

    KMT8Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    故こ人じんの回かい忌き法ほう要ようは、故こ人じんを偲しのび、冥めい福ふくを祈いのる大たい切せつな機き会かいです。

    A memorial service for the deceased's death anniversary is an important opportunity to remember the deceased and pray for their happiness in the afterlife.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyFamily & Relationships
    遠えん方ぽうに住すむ親しん戚せきも、曾そう祖そ母ぼの五ご十じっ回かい忌きには参さん列れつした。

    Relatives living far away also attended my great-grandmother's 50th death anniversary.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    回
    まわ.る・-まわ.る・-まわ.り・まわ.す・-まわ.す・まわ.し-…(5)
    -times・round・game・revolve・counter for occurrences
    忌
    い.む・い.み・い.まわしい…(2)
    mourning・abhor・detestable・death anniversary
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