Word details

お通夜

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お通夜.

Dictionary

Entry

お通夜御通夜NounPoliteFreq #34571
1

all-night vigil over a body; wake

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

9 strokesFrequency 80JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ツウ

Kun

とお.るとお.り-とお.り-どお.りとお.すとお.し-どお.しかよ.う

Nanori

とんどうしどおりみち

night, evening

8 strokesFrequency 487JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

よる

honorable, manipulate, govern

12 strokesFrequency 1,087JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ギョ

Kun

おん-お-み-

Nanori

Vocabulary quiz

Build your vocabulary

Add words to your personal quiz list and practice recall with the words you actually look up.

Start Word Quiz