Japanese

そうしき
Meaning: funeral; funeral service
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

葬
式

Example sentences

I attended my grandfather's funeral.
葬式で冗談を言うのは不謹慎だ。
It is imprudent to tell jokes at a funeral.
お坊さんに葬式のお願いをした。
I asked the monk for a funeral.
神式で行う葬式のことを神葬と言う。
A funeral conducted in the Shinto style is called a Shinto funeral.
父の葬式で素車白馬が使われた
A plain carriage and white horse were used at father's funeral.
父は墨子薄葬の考えに従って質素な葬式を望んだ
Father wished for a simple funeral in accordance with Mozi's teaching.

Usage Notes

A general term for the ceremony of burying or cremating the deceased.

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