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 105142 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

通夜ぶるまい

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