追つい福ふく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

memorial service; Buddhist memorial rite

A Buddhist service held for the repose of a deceased person's soul, often performed after the funeral to accumulate merit. Used as a noun or with する.

• 一いっ周しゅう忌きに追つい福ふくの法ほう要ようを営いとなんだ。

  We held a memorial service on the first anniversary of the death.