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thirty-third death anniversary; 33rd memorial service
The Buddhist memorial service held on the 33rd anniversary of a person's death (counted in the Japanese way, with the year of death counted as the first year). In many traditions, this is the final major memorial service, after which the deceased is considered to have fully become a Buddha or ancestral spirit.
祖父の三十三回忌を営んだ。
We held the 33rd memorial service for my grandfather.
三十三回忌は多くの家で弔いの区切りとされている。
The 33rd memorial service is considered a milestone in mourning by many families.
親族が集まり、三十三回忌の法要を寺でおこなった。
The family gathered at the temple to perform the 33rd death anniversary memorial rite.
Part of the Japanese Buddhist memorial service (法要) system. Major services are held at set intervals: 一周忌 (1st year), 三回忌 (3rd year), 七回忌 (7th year), 十三回忌 (13th year), 十七回忌 (17th year), 二十三回忌 (23rd year), and 三十三回忌 (33rd year).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 三十三回忌を営む: to hold the 33rd memorial service
- 三十三回忌の法要: the 33rd memorial rite
- 三十三回忌で弔いを上げる: to complete mourning at the 33rd service