冥福
Meanings
1
repose of a soul; happiness in the afterlife
Almost exclusively used in the set phrase 冥福を祈る (to pray for the repose of someone's soul). The reading みょうふく is a less common variant.
See also: 冥福を祈る
I sincerely pray for the repose of the deceased's soul.
Many people gathered and prayed for the happiness of the victims in the next world.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉の冥福を祈るto pray for (a person's) soul to rest in peace
He prayed for the repose of his late grandfather's soul.
Expressions
- 冥福を祈るpray for the repose of someone's soul
- ご冥福をお祈りしますmay you rest in peace; I pray for your happiness in the afterlife