通つ夜や見み舞まい

noun

sending food to a wake

A custom of sending food or a condolence gift to the bereaved family on the night of a wake (通夜). The term is specific to Japanese funeral practices.

• 通つ夜や見み舞まいとして、近きん所じょの人ひとがおにぎりを届とどけてくれた。

  As a wake condolence gift, a neighbor brought us rice balls.