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みーにち【命日】

miinichi

Pronunciation: [miːnit͡ɕi]

Definition

Noun

  1. 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.

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OrthographyForm
Kanji命日
Kanaみーにち
Romanizationmiinichi
Pronunciation (IPA)[miːnit͡ɕi]

意味:めいにち【命日】、きにち・きじつ【忌日】、きしん【忌辰】

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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/.