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    3. 三回忌

    三回忌

    三さん回かい忌き

    second anniversary of a death

    KMT10News #35+1NounCulture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    さんかいき

    Noun

    1.
    second anniversary of a death

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    祖そ父ふの三さん回かい忌きがありました。

    My grandfather's second death anniversary was held.

    KMT5Culture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships
    来らい月げつ、亡なくなった父ちちの三さん回かい忌きを執とり行おこないます。

    Next month, we will hold the second death anniversary service for my deceased father.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsFamily & RelationshipsReligion & Philosophy
    三さん回かい忌きは、故こ人じんを偲しのび、遺い族ぞくが集あつまって供く養ようを行おこなう大たい切せつな仏ぶつ事じです。

    The second death anniversary is an important Buddhist service to remember the deceased and for the bereaved family to gather and offer prayers.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyFamily & Relationships
    日に本ほんの伝でん統とうでは、三さん回かい忌きまでが特とくに重じゅう要ような法ほう要ようとされています。

    In Japanese tradition, the memorial services up to the second death anniversary are considered particularly important.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy
    三さん回かい忌きの法ほう要ようには、遠えん方ぽうに住すむ親しん戚せきも集あつまり、故こ人じんの思おもい出でを語かたり合あった。

    For the second death anniversary service, relatives living far away also gathered and shared memories of the deceased.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsReligion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    三
    み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)
    three
    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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