Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “命日”

命日

めいにち

anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death

Example sentence

The stone was inscribed with the date of his death.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

命
On
めい;みょう
Kun
いのち
Stroke count
8

・fate

・command

・decree

・destiny

・life

・appoint

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
日
On
にち;じつ
Kun
ひ;-び;-か
Stroke count
4

・day

・sun

・japan

・counter for days

1 2 3 4