Kanji

葬

interment, bury, shelve

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ほうむる

Common Readings

ソウ, ほうむ…る

Example sentences

葬る ほうむる
亡くなった友人を静かに墓地に葬った。

I quietly buried my deceased friend in the cemetery.

葬式 そうしき
祖父の葬式に参列した。

I attended my grandfather's funeral.

不謹慎 ふきんしん
葬式で冗談を言うのは不謹慎だ。

It is imprudent to tell jokes at a funeral.

葬儀 そうぎ
祖父の葬儀は、近親者のみで静かに行われた。

My grandfather's funeral was held quietly with only close relatives.

親族 しんぞく
葬儀には多くの親族が集まった。

Many relatives gathered for the funeral.

埋葬 まいそう
彼は故郷の墓地に埋葬された

He was buried in a cemetery in his hometown.

そう
その有名な政治家の葬儀は、国葬として執り行われた。

The famous politician's funeral was held as a state funeral.

葬送 そうそう
厳かな葬送の儀式が行われた。

A solemn funeral ceremony was held.

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