弔とむらい上あげ

noun

last death anniversary memorial service

Buddhist term for the final memorial service held for a deceased person, typically the 32nd or 49th anniversary of their death, after which no further regular memorials are held.

See also: 三十三回忌

• 祖そ母ぼの三さん十じゅう三さん回かい忌きをもって弔とむらい上あげとした。

  We held the final memorial service for my grandmother on the 32nd anniversary of her death.

• 弔とむらい上あげが済すむと、故こ人じんは先せん祖ぞの仲なか間ま入いりをすると考かんがえられている。

  It is believed that once the last memorial service is completed, the deceased joins the ancestors.