Word Meaning お通夜

おつや otsuya

お通夜 is read as おつや (otsuya) and means all-night vigil over a body.

Meaning

English

all-night vigil over a body
wake

Reading

Kana

おつや

Romaji

otsuya

Writing Variants

御通夜 おつや otsuya

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Related Words 葬式,葬儀,告別式,弔い,お盆,死者,死人,故人 Rank 106339 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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通夜

つや

all-night vigil over a body

半通夜

はんつや

wake

夜通し

よどおし

all night

通夜振る舞い

つやぶるまい

dinner and drinks served after a wake

通夜見舞い

つやみまい

sending food to someone's house on the night of a wake

お七夜

おしちや

name-giving ceremony

夜

よ

dinner

一夜

いちや

one night

前夜

ぜんや

last night

今夜

こんや

this evening

昼夜

ちゅうや

day and night

月夜

つきよ

moonlit night

Example Sentences

トラングのパーティーはお通夜みたいだった。

Trang's party was as much fun as a funeral wake.