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聖金曜日 (せいきんようび) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

聖せい金きん曜よう日び

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Meanings

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Christianity›

Christian term for the Friday before Easter, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus.

聖せい金きん曜よう日びに

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教きょう

会かい

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特とく

別べつ

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礼れい

拝はい

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行おこな

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れる

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On Good Friday, special services are held in many churches.

Kanji

聖holy, saint, sage
金gold
曜weekday
日day, sun, Japan

Etymology

Compound of 聖 (sei, 'holy') + 金曜日 (kin'yōbi, 'Friday'), a direct translation of the Christian term 'Good Friday'.