枕まくら飯めし

noun

rice offering for the deceased

A bowl of cooked rice placed near the head of the deceased or at the grave as part of Japanese Buddhist funeral rites. The term is culturally specific and not used in everyday contexts.

• 枕まくら飯めしは、故こ人じんの枕まくら元もとに供そなえられるご飯はんのことです。

  枕飯 is rice offered at the bedside of the deceased.