命日

Japanese

Kanji in this term
めい
Grade: 3
にち
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

(めい)(にち) • (meinichi

  1. deathday (anniversary of a person's death)
    Synonyms: 忌日 (kinichi), 忌辰 (kishin)
    Antonym: 誕生日 (tanjōbi, birthday)

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