めい
冥
ふく
福
 
を
いの
祈
 
る

expression, Godan verb

  1. to pray for the repose of someone's soul, to pray for the souls of the departed.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
めい
冥
ふく
福
 
を
いの
祈
 
る
冥福を祈る めいふくをいのる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dark
メイ ミョウ くら.い (Late High School)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ ニチ にっ (1st, N5)
six
ロク ろっ むっ.つ (1st, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
blessing, fortune, luck
フク ふ ふっ (3rd, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
シ
to fill, roll of cloth
フク ヒョク ヒキ
delicious, (旨 variant)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
pray, wish
いの.る キ のり (Early Jr. High, N2)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
シ
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (Late Jr. High, N1)