ご冥福をお祈りします ごめいふくをおいのりします Meanings Expression may your soul rest in peace; I pray for your happiness in the afterlife (also 〜いたします, 〜申し上げます, etc.) See also: 冥福を祈る (めいふくをいのる). Kanji 冥 underworld. Read as メイ. 福 fortune. Read as フク. 祈 pray. Read as いのる. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists