通夜 (つや) — all-night vigil over a body

通夜 is read つや and listed as a noun. Meaning: all-night vigil over a body; wake.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 通夜.

  • 一通 いっつう one copy (of a document)
  • 開通 かいつう opening (of a new road, railway, etc.)
  • 貫通 かんつう passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.)
  • 共通 きょうつう common
  • 交通 こうつう traffic
  • 精通 せいつう being well versed (in)
  • 通帳 つうちょう passbook
  • 通訳 つうやく interpretation (i.e. oral translation)
  • 融通 ゆうずう lending (money, commodities, etc.)
  • 普通 ふつう normal
  • 透き通る すきとおる to be transparent
  • 交通網 こうつうもう transportation network