Word Meaning 魂迎え

たまむかえ tamamukae

魂迎え is read as たまむかえ (tamamukae) and means welcoming the spirits of the dead.

Meaning

English

  1. welcoming the spirits of the dead

Reading

Kana

たまむかえ

Romaji

tamamukae

Writing Variants

  • 霊迎え たまむかえ tamamukae

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 135900 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

魂迎え鳥

たまむかえどり

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

たま

soul

たましい

soul

魂胆

こんたん

complicated circumstances

魂不死説

たましいふしせつ

(theory of) the immortality of the soul

魂を入れ替える

たましいをいれかえる

to turn over a new leaf

出迎え

でむかえ

meeting

迎え

むかえ

meeting

送り迎え

おくりむかえ

seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)

歓迎

かんげい

welcome

鎮魂

ちんこん

ceremony for the repose of a departed soul

迎え撃つ

むかえうつ

to meet (the enemy) and attack