Word Meaning 鎮魂

ちんこん chinkon

鎮魂 is read as ちんこん (chinkon) and means ceremony for the repose of a departed soul.

Meaning

English

  1. ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
  2. repose of a soul

Reading

Kana

ちんこん

Romaji

chinkon

Writing Variants

  • 鎮魂 たましずめ tamashizume

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 7003 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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鎮魂曲歌

ちんこんきょくか

(sung) requiem

鎮魂曲

ちんこんきょく

requiem

鎮魂祭

ちんこんさい

ceremony for the repose of a soul

鎮魂歌

ちんこんか

requiem

鎮魂ミサ曲

ちんこんみさきょく

Requiem Mass

鎮魂帰神

ちんこんきしん

return to the divine through spiritual quietude

鎮守

ちんじゅ

local Shinto deity

鎮痛剤

ちんつうざい

analgesic

鎮圧

ちんあつ

suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.)

鎮定

ちんてい

suppression (e.g. of a rebellion)

鎮火

ちんか

extinguishing

鎮座

ちんざ

enshrinement