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    3. 霊前

    霊前

    霊れい前ぜん

    before the spirit of the deceased

    KMT10News #34+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab24 strokes

    れいぜん

    Noun

    1.
    before the spirit of the deceased

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    霊れい前ぜんにお供そなえ物ものをした。

    I offered something before the spirit of the deceased.

    KMT9Religion & Philosophy
    故こ人じんの霊れい前ぜんで、静しずかに手てを合あわせた。

    I quietly clasped my hands before the spirit of the deceased.

    KMT10Religion & Philosophy
    葬そう儀ぎでは、参さん列れつ者しゃが一ひと人りずつ霊れい前ぜんで焼しょう香こうを行おこなった。

    At the funeral, each attendee offered incense before the spirit of the deceased.

    KMT10Religion & Philosophy
    霊れい前ぜんで故こ人じんの冥めい福ふくを祈いのった。

    I prayed for the repose of the deceased's soul before their spirit.

    KMT10Religion & Philosophy
    霊れい前ぜんには、生せい前ぜんの故こ人じんが好すきだった花はなが飾かざられていた。

    Flowers that the deceased liked during their lifetime were displayed before their spirit.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    霊
    たま…(2)
    spirits・soul
    前
    まえ・-まえ…(4)
    in front・before
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