Word Meaning 鎮魂祭

ちんこんさい chinkonsai

鎮魂祭 is read as ちんこんさい (chinkonsai) and means ceremony for the repose of a soul.

Meaning

English

ceremony for the repose of a soul
ceremony to pray for the long life of the emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.

Reading

Kana

ちんこんさい

Romaji

chinkonsai

Writing Variants

鎮魂の祭り たましずめのまつり tamashizume no matsuri
鎮魂祭 たましずめのまつり tamashizumenomatsuri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 138769 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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鎮祭

ちんさい

religious ceremony (to appease the gods)

鎮魂

ちんこん

ceremony for the repose of a departed soul

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

地鎮祭

じちんさい

ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences)

魂祭

たままつり

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

招魂祭

しょうこんさい

memorial service (esp. for war dead)

鎮守

ちんじゅ

local Shinto deity

鎮痛剤

ちんつうざい

analgesic