法要
Meanings
1
A Buddhist ceremony held to commemorate the deceased, typically on specific anniversaries after death.
Next week we will hold a Buddhist memorial service for my grandmother's second anniversary of death.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉の法要を行うto hold a memorial service for someone
We held the first-anniversary memorial service for my grandfather.
- 法要に参列するto attend a memorial service
I traveled from far away to attend the memorial service.
- 〈数〉回忌の法要memorial service for the nth anniversary of death
We're planning the third-anniversary memorial service for next month.