冥福

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
冥	福
めい Grade: S	ふく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) めーふく [mèéfúkú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [me̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

冥福 (hiragana めいふく, rōmaji meifuku)

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

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) みょーふく [myòófúkú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [mʲo̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

冥福 (hiragana みょうふく, rōmaji myōfuku)

Same as above.

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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