六七日(むなのか)

むなのか
noun
42nd-day Buddhist memorial service
religion
1. 42nd-day memorial service; sixth seven-day rite after death
In Japanese Buddhist funeral practice, a memorial rite held on the 42nd day after a death, the sixth of the seven weekly services observed during the 49-day mourning period.
六七日(むなのか)の法要(ほうよう)を営(いとな)んだ。
We held the 42nd-day memorial service.
六七日(むなのか)は近親者(きんしんしゃ)だけで静(しず)かに行(おこな)うことが多(おお)い。
The 42nd-day service is often held quietly, with only close relatives present.
六七日(むなのか)を過(す)ぎると、いよいよ四十九日(しじゅうくにち)が近(ちか)づいてくる。
Once the 42nd-day service has passed, the 49th day at last draws near.

六七日(むなのか) (literally "six sevens") is the sixth of the weekly Buddhist memorial services held after a death, falling on the 42nd day, the last of the smaller weekly rites before 四十九日(しじゅうくにち).

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Like 四七日(よなのか) and 五七日(いつなのか), 六七日(むなのか) is usually a small, private observance rather than a formal gathering.

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Related: 五七日(いつなのか) (35th-day service)
Related: 四十九日(しじゅうくにち) (49th-day service)
Related: 四七日(よなのか) (28th-day Buddhist memorial service)
Related: 初七日(しょなのか) (7th day memorial)
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Added 2026.9.17 15:42 · Revised 2026.10.7 3:24
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