祥しょう月つき

noun

month of a person's death

Used in Buddhist memorial contexts to refer to the month in which someone passed away. Often appears in phrases like 祥月命日 (しょうつきめいにち, the anniversary of the death).

• 来らい月げつは父ちちの祥しょう月つきです。

  Next month is the month of my father's death.

• 祥しょう月つき命めい日にちにはお墓はか参まいりに行いきます。

  On the anniversary of the death, we visit the grave.