Words — 33 found
いわ
祝い
2. congratulatory gift; present
祝い 【ゆわい】、祝 【いわい】、祝 【ゆわい】、斎 【いわい】、斎 【ゆわい】
ゆわい: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ゆわい: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ゆわい: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
1. last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th)Buddhism, See also 弔い上げ
1. religious abstinence; purification
1. Great Lent; Great FastChristianity
1. meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
しょうじんけっさい
精進潔斎
1. purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meatYojijukugo (four character compound)
い
忌み
1. mourning; abstinence
2. taboo
3. religious purification
4. pure; holy
斎み 【いみ】、忌 【いみ】、斎 【いみ】
忌: Irregular okurigana usage.
ひんそうかさどき
貧僧の重ね斎
1. good luck does not last; a poor priest's two memorial services (being so close in time the priest can only eat at one of them)Proverb