過去帳

Japanese JLPT N1 Vocabulary Japanese ★★ 2/5 neutral かこちょうkakochō
読み かこちょう
ローマ字 kakochō
漢字の分解 過 (ka/sugi) — past, to pass; 去 (ko/sa) — to leave; 帳 (chō) — ledger, register
発音 /ka.ko.tɕoː/

意味

Death register; a Buddhist memorial book recording the posthumous names, death dates, and ages of deceased family members. Kept at temples or in the home altar.

A formal noun referring to the ledger maintained by Buddhist temples or individual families to record information about the deceased, used in ancestor veneration practices. Each entry typically includes the 戒名 (posthumous Buddhist name), the death date, and the age at death. Appears in literature, historical dramas, and genealogical research.

例文

  1. 寺の過去帳には数百年分の先祖の記録が残っていた。
  2. 祖母が亡くなった後、仏壇に過去帳が置かれるようになった。
  3. 家系を調べるため、菩提寺で過去帳を閲覧させてもらった。

使い方ガイド

場面: Buddhist tradition, ancestor veneration, family history, temples

トーン: solemn

起源と歴史

Compound of 過去 (past; also a Buddhist term for one's previous existence) and 帳 (ledger, register). The Buddhist connotation of 過去 — referring to the deceased and their prior life — gives the word its memorial resonance.

文化的背景

時代: Traditional

世代: Adults and elderly

社会的背景: Universal

関連フレーズ

年度 Fiscal year; academic year; official year. A defined annual period used for administrative, educational, or financial purposes, often not aligned with the calendar year. 昭和 The Shōwa era; the imperial reign period of Emperor Hirohito, spanning 1926 to 1989. One of the longest and most historically eventful eras in Japanese history. 歴史的 Historic; historical. Describes something of great historical significance, or something related to history in general. 元号 Era name; the official name given to a reign period in the Japanese imperial system. Japan currently uses the era Reiwa, which began in 2019. 干支 The Chinese zodiac; the traditional sexagenary cycle combining the ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches. Also used colloquially to refer to one's zodiac animal sign. 年号 Era name; Japanese era designation. An official name given to a reign period in the traditional Japanese calendar system. 年度末 End of the fiscal year or academic year; year-end in the Japanese administrative calendar. Typically refers to late March. 戦前 Pre-war; the period before a war. In Japanese, typically refers to Japan before World War II, particularly before 1937 or 1941.
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