- kenpai toast (to someone; esp. the deceased at a post-ceremony meal), drinking to someone's health (or memory)
Used at formal gatherings, especially funerals, where a toast honors the deceased; distinct from casual celebration toasts.
故人に献杯します。
Kojin ni kenpai shimasu.
We toast to the deceased.
葬儀の後、皆で献杯した。
Sōgi no ato, minna de kenpai shita.
After the funeral, we all raised a toast.
⚖️ Often confused with 乾杯 (kanpai), which is for joyful occasions; kenpai is for solemn remembrance.
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