来迎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
らい
Grade: 2
ごう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
來迎 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾa̠iɡo̞ː]

Noun

(らい)(ごう) • (raigō

  1. welcoming
  2. (Buddhism) a painting of Amitabha welcoming a dying soul to the Western Paradise

Verb

(らい)(ごう)する • (raigō suruintransitive suru (stem (らい)(ごう) (raigō shi), past (らい)(ごう)した (raigō shita))

  1. greet dying souls

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