- ikkaiki first anniversary of a person's death, first death anniversary
Used in formal or religious contexts, especially when discussing memorial services (法事) for the deceased.
来月、父の一回忌があります。
Raigetsu, chichi no ikkaiki ga arimasu.
Next month, we have the first anniversary of my father's death.
一回忌の法要に出席しました。
Ikkaiki no hōyō ni shusseki shimashita.
I attended the memorial service for the first anniversary of the death.
⚖️ Commonly confused with '一周忌' (ichishūki), but '一回忌' is a less common variant with the same meaning.
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