法要(ほうよう)

ほうよう
noun
Buddhist memorial service
1. Buddhist memorial service
A religious ceremony held to commemorate and pray for the deceased at specific intervals after death. Common occasions include the 7th day, 49th day, and annual anniversaries.
四十九日(しじゅうくにち)の法要(ほうよう)を営(いとな)んだ。
We held the 49th-day memorial service.
法要(ほうよう)には親族(しんぞく)が集(あつ)まった。
Relatives gathered for the memorial service.
一周忌(いっしゅうき)の法要(ほうよう)を行(おこな)う予定(よてい)だ。
We plan to hold the first anniversary memorial service.

法要(ほうよう) is a Buddhist ceremony to commemorate the deceased.

Key memorial occasions

Common collocations

Related Words

Related: 告別式(こくべつしき) (funeral service)
Related: 通夜(つや) (wake)
Compare: 忌日(きじつ) (death anniversary)
Related: 読経(どきょう) (sutra chanting)
Compare: 年忌(ねんき) (memorial anniversary)
Compare: 彼岸会(ひがんえ) (higan service)
Related: 慰霊祭(いれいさい) (memorial service)
Related: 忌明(きあ)け (end of mourning period)
Compare: 仏事(ぶつじ) (Buddhist service)
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Added 2026.1.16 23:51 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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