noun
last memorial death anniversary
Buddhist term for the final death anniversary for which a memorial service is held, typically the 32nd or 49th. Compare 弔い上げ.
See also: 弔い上げ
問い切りは、故人のための最後の年忌法要です。
Toikiri is the last annual memorial service for the deceased.
弔い上げ is a more general term for the final memorial service, while 問い切り specifically refers to the last death anniversary service in some Buddhist traditions.
Compound of 問い (toi, 'question' or 'inquiry') and 切り (kiri, 'end' or 'cutoff'), referring to the end of memorial inquiries or services. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.