冥福

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
めい
Grade: S
ふく
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーふく [mèéfúkú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [me̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

(めい)(ふく) • (meifuku) 

  1. happiness in the next world
    冥福(めいふく)をお(いの)りいたします。
    Go-meifuku o o-inori itashimasu.
    Rest in peace.
    (literally, “I wish for their happiness in the next world.”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
みょう
Grade: S
ふく
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みょーふく [myòófúkú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲo̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

(みょう)(ふく) • (myōfuku) 

  1. Same as above.

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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