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お通夜 (おつや) — all-night vigil over a body | Kumi Dictionary

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お通夜

お通夜

お通つ夜や

all-night vigil over a body

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御通夜

おつや

Noun

1.

all-night vigil over a body, wake

polite (teineigo) language

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Kanji that make up this word

とお.る・とお.り・-とお.り・-どお.り・とお.す・とお.し…(8)

traffic・pass through・avenue・commute・counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

よ・よる…(1)

night・evening

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