こう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
Buddhist
1. memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul
2. transfer of merit
Kanji used
going around
direction
Pitch accent
こう
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
attempting to reach enlightenment only through merit one has accumulated by oneself
closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead
closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead