Japanese

ほうよう
Meaning: Buddhist memorial service
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

法
要

Example sentences

My grandfather's memorial service will be held next week.
法要の際には、数珠を手に掛けて手を合わせる。
During Buddhist services, people hang prayer beads over their hands and join them in prayer.
祖父の法要で、僧侶が静かにお経を唱えていた。
At my grandfather's memorial service, the monk was quietly chanting sutras.
僧侶が袈裟をまとって法要に参加した。
The monk wore a kasaya and participated in the memorial service.
祖父の三回忌の法要を執り行うために、親戚が集まった。
Relatives gathered to perform the memorial service for my grandfather's second anniversary of death.
法要の始まりを告げる梵唄が本堂に響き渡った。
The chanting that signaled the start of the memorial service echoed through the main hall.
法要において、僧侶たちは仏の功徳をたたえる歌唄を捧げた。
At the Buddhist ceremony, the monks performed a chanting to praise the virtues of the Buddha.

Usage Notes

A Buddhist ceremony held to pray for the repose of the deceased's soul.

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