冥福

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
冥 福
めい
Grade: S		 ふく
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
冥福 (kyūjitai)

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

Noun

冥(めい)福(ふく) • (meifuku) 

  1. happiness in the next world
    ご冥福(めいふく)をお祈(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
冥 福
みょう
Grade: S		 ふく
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
冥福 (kyūjitai)

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

Noun

冥(みょう)福(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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