Oct 30, 2008 20:12
15 yrs ago
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English term
Eleni Zournantzi
R.I.P or rest in peace
Non-PRO
English to Japanese
Art/Literary
Religion
it is for a tattoo. preferably in kanji
Proposed translations
(Japanese)
| 4 +2 | 冥福を祈る |
Yumico Tanaka (X)
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| 5 +2 | 安らかに眠れ |
Will Matter
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| 3 | 哀悼 |
Yuko Lee
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Proposed translations
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22 mins
Selected
冥福を祈る
「安らかに眠れ」is another option. This is a direct translation from "Rest in Peace" but both are commonly used.
The difference:
The actor of 祈る "pray" in冥福を祈るis the sayer, while
the actor of "眠る" in 安らかに眠れ is the deceased, wished by the sayer.
This "actor" "sayer" are one of the terms used in "functional grammar" which has been lectured in Australian universitie for more than 10 years.
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Note added at 28 mins (2008-10-30 20:41:06 GMT)
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冥福"meifuku" is a peace in the heaven/afterlife.
冥 is an abbreviation of 冥土, the after-life land, a place where deceased go to live.
You may find another expression 冥土のみやげ interesting.
The difference:
The actor of 祈る "pray" in冥福を祈るis the sayer, while
the actor of "眠る" in 安らかに眠れ is the deceased, wished by the sayer.
This "actor" "sayer" are one of the terms used in "functional grammar" which has been lectured in Australian universitie for more than 10 years.
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Note added at 28 mins (2008-10-30 20:41:06 GMT)
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冥福"meifuku" is a peace in the heaven/afterlife.
冥 is an abbreviation of 冥土, the after-life land, a place where deceased go to live.
You may find another expression 冥土のみやげ interesting.
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21 mins
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English term (edited):
R.I.P. or rest in peace
安らかに眠れ
Try this one. The whole thing is read as "Yasuraka ni nemure". 安らか (やすらか) = Yasuraka に = ni and 眠れ = nemure. This is probably the shortest version of your question available, hope it works for you. Good luck.
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