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みーにち【命日】 : miinichi | define meaning
miinichi
Pronunciation: [miːnit͡ɕi]
Definition
Noun
- Date of death; death anniversary; anniversary of someone's death
Etymology
Cognate to standard Japanese めいにち【命日】 meinichi "date of death; death anniversary". Attested in the Okinawan language dictionary (沖縄語典, 1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, under the spelling みいにち miinichi.
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 命日 |
Kana | みーにち |
Romanization | miinichi |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [miːnit͡ɕi] |
意味:めいにち【命日】、きにち・きじつ【忌日】、きしん【忌辰】
Categories:
命日
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, January 8). みーにち【命日】 : miinichi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1584/miinichi/.