回かい忌き

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Meanings

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noun, used as a suffix, noun

death anniversary

abbreviationBuddhism

Buddhist term, used as a suffix after a number (e.g., 三回忌 for the third anniversary). Abbreviation of 年回忌.

See also: 三回忌

祖そ父ふの三さん回かい忌きの法ほう要ようを営いとなんだ。
We held a memorial service for the third anniversary of my grandfather's death.
回かい忌きの計けい算さんは命めい日にちを基き準じゅんにする。
The calculation of death anniversaries is based on the date of death.

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Usage patterns

〈数すう〉回かい忌きthe nth anniversary of a person's death
来らい月げつ、祖そ父ふの三さん回かい忌きを行おこないます。
Next month we'll hold the third-anniversary memorial service for my grandfather.
回かい忌きの法ほう要ようを営いとなむto hold a memorial service for a death anniversary
毎まい年とし、家か族ぞくで回かい忌きの法ほう要ようを営いとなんでいる。
Every year, our family holds a memorial service for the death anniversary.

Kanji

回-times, round, game
忌mourning, abhor, detestable

Related words

年ねん忌き
年忌 and 回忌 both refer to a Buddhist death anniversary, but 年忌 is the more general term while 回忌 attaches directly after a number (e.g., 三回忌).

Don't confuse with

命めい日にちN1
命日 is the actual calendar date someone died, while 回忌 counts which numbered anniversary of that death is being observed.

Word family

七しち回かい忌き
sixth anniversary of a death
幽ゆう回かい忌き
100th-day memorial service
十じゅう七しち回かい忌き
16th death anniversary; 16th memorial service
十じゅう三さん回かい忌き
12th anniversary of one's death
三さん十じゅう三さん回かい忌き
32nd anniversary of death

Etymology

Compound of 回 (kai, 'time, occurrence') and 忌 (ki, 'mourning, anniversary of death'). The reading is on'yomi.