供養 (くよう, kuyou) Japanese meaning: memorial service | KotomoraCommon word›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000供養する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 供養する | 供養しない |
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| Polite | 供養します | 供養しません |
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| Past polite | 供養しました | 供養しませんでした |
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| Past | 供養した | 供養しなかった |
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| Te-form | 供養して | 供養しないで |
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| Desire | 供養したい | 供養したくない |
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| Potential | 供養できる | 供養できない |
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| Passive | 供養される | 供養されない |
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| Causative | 供養させる | 供養させない |
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| Causative passive | 供養させられる | 供養させられない |
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| Volitional | 供養しよう | |
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| Polite volitional | 供養しましょう | |
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| Imperative | 供養しろ | 供養するな |
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| Conditional | 供養すれば | 供養しなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 供養したら | 供養しなかったら |
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We hold a memorial service for our ancestors during Obon.
He went to the temple to hold a memorial service for his deceased friend.
Usage patterns
〈人〉を供養するto hold a memorial service for someone
Every year we hold a memorial service for my late grandfather.
〈物〉を供養するto ceremonially bless and dispose of/honor an object (e.g. old dolls, needles)
I had the temple perform a memorial ceremony for my old doll.
〈場所〉で供養を行うto conduct a memorial service at a place
We held a memorial service for our ancestors at the temple.
keeping ashes at home; memorial keepsake with ashes
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memorial service for a miscarried or stillborn child
perpetual memorial services; eternal Buddhist rites for the deceased
memorial service; Buddhist memorial rite
eye-opening ceremony; consecration of a Buddhist image
