慰い霊れい碑ひ

noun

cenotaph; memorial monument

A stone monument or pillar erected to console the spirits of the dead, often at sites of disasters or war. Similar to 慰霊塔, but 碑 implies a flat stone or stele rather than a tower.

See also: 慰霊塔

• 公こう園えんの一いっ角かくに戦せん没ぼつ者しゃの慰い霊れい碑ひが建たてられている。

  A cenotaph for the war dead has been erected in a corner of the park.

• 毎まい年とし、慰い霊れい碑ひの前まえで追つい悼とう式しきが行おこなわれる。

  A memorial service is held in front of the cenotaph every year.