供養する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 供養する | 供養しない |
| Polite | 供養します | 供養しません |
| Past polite | 供養しました | 供養しませんでした |
| Past | 供養した | 供養しなかった |
| Te-form | 供養して | 供養しないで |
| Desire | 供養したい | 供養したくない |
| Potential | 供養できる | 供養できない |
| Passive | 供養される | 供養されない |
| Causative | 供養させる | 供養させない |
| Causative passive | 供養させられる | 供養させられない |
| Volitional | 供養しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 供養しましょう | |
| Imperative | 供養しろ | 供養するな |
| Conditional | 供養すれば | 供養しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 供養したら | 供養しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
memorial service; holding a memorial service
A Buddhist or secular ceremony to honor and comfort the spirits of the deceased. Often used with する to mean 'hold a memorial service'.
We hold a memorial service for our ancestors during Obon.
He went to the temple to hold a memorial service for his deceased friend.
Every year we hold a memorial service for my late grandfather.
I had the temple perform a memorial ceremony for my old doll.
We held a memorial service for our ancestors at the temple.
供養 is the broader Buddhist practice of making offerings for the dead's well-being in the afterlife, whereas 慰霊 is about consoling spirits and isn't limited to Buddhism.
memorial service for old needles
keeping ashes at home; memorial keepsake with ashes