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    3. 香典

    香典

    香こう典でん

    gift brought to a funeral (usu. money)

    KMT9News #27+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab17 strokes

    香奠

    こうでん

    Noun

    1.
    gift brought to a funeral (usu. money), funeral offering, condolence gift, incense money

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    葬そう儀ぎで香こう典でんを渡わたしました。

    I handed over a condolence gift at the funeral.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships
    故こ人じんのご家か族ぞくに香こう典でんをお渡わたししました。

    I gave a condolence gift to the deceased's family.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships
    香こう典でんの金きん額がくは、故こ人じんとの関かん係けい性せいによって異ことなります。

    The amount of the condolence gift varies depending on one's relationship with the deceased.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships
    日に本ほんの葬そう儀ぎでは、香こう典でんを包つつむのが一いっ般ぱん的てきな習しゅう慣かんです。

    In Japanese funerals, it is a common custom to wrap a condolence gift.

    KMT9Culture & Traditions
    会かい社しゃの上じょう司しの葬そう儀ぎに参さん列れつし、香こう典でんをお供そなえしました。

    I attended my boss's funeral and offered a condolence gift.

    KMT9Work & CareerCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    香
    か・かお.り・かお.る…(6)
    incense・smell・perfume
    典
    ふみ・のり…(5)
    code・ceremony・law・rule
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