jmdict 1220110 Active (id#1063971)
忌日
【 きにち； きじつ 】
  1. [n]
    • anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed)
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1532120 命日【めいにち】 1. anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
    • ⇐ see: 1163200 一周忌【いっしゅうき】 1. first anniversary of a person's death
  2. [n]
    • 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1594370 七七日 1. 49th day after death
History:
    • A 2011-04-27 07:28:16 Rene Malenfant
    • A* 2011-04-27 06:07:00 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      The JEs simply point to 命日 for this. I think the amendment is following the kokugos a bit literally. The usage appears to be more commemorative. Also I don't think "accomplish" is the right verb here.
    • Refs
      GG5, ルミナス和英辞典　, Daijirin
    • Diff
      @@ -15,1 +15,2 @@
-<gloss>anniversary of a person or friend's death (when one would accomplish Buddhist rites)</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1532120">命日・めいにち</xref>
+<gloss>anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed)</gloss>
@@ -20,1 +21,1 @@
-<gloss>49th day after a person's death when one would accomplish a Buddhist ritual</gloss>
+<gloss>49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed</gloss>
    • A* 2011-04-26 20:45:21 Scott
    • Diff
      @@ -15,1 +15,6 @@
-<gloss>an anniversary of a person's death</gloss>
+<gloss>anniversary of a person or friend's death (when one would accomplish Buddhist rites)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="1594370">七七日</xref>
+<gloss>49th day after a person's death when one would accomplish a Buddhist ritual</gloss>
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