え
回
こう
向

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Buddhist term.
  1. memorial service, prayers for the repose of the soul.
  2. transfer of merit.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
え
回
こう
向
 回向 えこう
え
廻
こう
向
 廻向 えこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

-times, round, game
カイ　まわ.る　エ (2nd, N3)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
yonder, facing, beyond
む.く　コウ　むかい (3rd, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)