Word Meaning 慰霊祭

Listen to 合同慰霊祭

合同慰霊祭

ごうどういれいさい

joint service for the war dead

Listen to 慰霊

慰霊

いれい

consoling the spirits of the dead

Listen to 慰霊塔

慰霊塔

いれいとう

memorial tower

Listen to 慰霊碑

慰霊碑

いれいひ

cenotaph

Listen to 春季皇霊祭

春季皇霊祭

しゅんきこうれいさい

imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the vernal equinox

Listen to 秋季皇霊祭

秋季皇霊祭

しゅうきこうれいさい

imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the autumnal equinox

Listen to 万霊祭

万霊祭

ばんれいさい

All Souls' Day

Listen to 聖霊降臨祭

聖霊降臨祭

せいれいこうりんさい

Pentecost

Listen to 皇霊祭

皇霊祭

こうれいさい

equinoctial ceremony held by the emperor at the shrine of imperial ancestors

Listen to 霊祭

霊祭

れいさい

ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)

Listen to 祖先の霊を祭る

祖先の霊を祭る

そせんのれいをまつる

to perform religious services for the departed souls of one's ancestors

Listen to 戦没者慰霊碑

戦没者慰霊碑

せんぼつしゃいれいひ

war memorial