冥福

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) めーふく [mèéfúkú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [me̞ːɸɯ̟kɯ̟]

Noun

冥(めい)福(ふく) • (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

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

冥(みょう)福(ふく) • (myōfuku)

Same as above.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN