Word Meaning 開眼供養

かいげんくよう kaigenkuyou

開眼供養 is read as かいげんくよう (kaigenkuyou) and means ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul).

Meaning

English

ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul)

Reading

Kana

かいげんくよう

Romaji

kaigenkuyou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 46 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 81777 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

開眼

かいがん

filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture

供養

くよう

memorial service for the dead

手元供養

てもとくよう

keeping (part of) a person's ashes in one's home or inside a pendant, etc.

水子供養

みずごくよう

memorial service to appease an aborted foetus

永代供養

えいたいくよう

services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul

針供養

はりくよう

memorial service for old needles

花供養

はなくよう

commemoration of the Buddha's birthday

追善供養

ついぜんくよう

memorial service

供養塚

くようづか

unknown person's grave

供養塔

くようとう

memorial tower

開催

かいさい

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.)

開幕

かいまく

raising the curtain