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to keep minute of silence

Japanese translation: 黙祷を捧げる

16:23 May 14, 2014
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: to keep minute of silence
keep minute of silence (the action of standing up in silence for 1-3 minutes for people who passed away)
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Japanese translation:黙祷を捧げる
Explanation:
This is a commonly used expression at funerals especially when we keep silence.
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Kayoko Kimura
United States
Local time: 03:40
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5 +4黙祷を捧げる
Kayoko Kimura
5黙祷
Yasutomo Kanazawa


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
黙祷


Explanation:
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_of_silence

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/黙祷

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 17:40
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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Asker: Thank you for the links. Second one was helpful.

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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
黙祷を捧げる


Explanation:
This is a commonly used expression at funerals especially when we keep silence.

Kayoko Kimura
United States
Local time: 03:40
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 4

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