32nd anniversary of death
Buddhist memorial service held on the 32nd anniversary of a person's death. Part of a series of memorial rites in Japanese Buddhist tradition.
We held the 32nd memorial service for my grandfather.
First anniversary memorial service, held one year after death.
Second anniversary memorial service, held two years after death.
Sixth anniversary memorial service, held six years after death.
Twelfth anniversary memorial service, held twelve years after death.
Twenty-second anniversary memorial service, held twenty-two years after death.
This word; the 32nd anniversary memorial service.
Forty-ninth anniversary memorial service, held forty-nine years after death.
From 三十三 (thirty-three) + 回忌 (anniversary of death). The term refers to the 32nd anniversary because the counting includes the death year as the first year.