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Kanji 葬: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 葬: interment, bury, shelve

Key takeaways

Kanji 葬: interment, bury, shelve. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

intermentburyshelve

On reading

ソウ

Kun reading

ほうむ.る

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 葬

interment, bury, shelve

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

艹 + 死 + 廾

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji depicts a dead person (死) being covered with grass (艹) and held respectfully with two hands (廾). It represents the process of conducting a funeral or performing a burial.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ソウ
  • 葬式そうしき

    funeral ceremony

Kun reading

ほうむ.る
  • 葬るほうむる

    to bury / to inter / to shelve

Commonly used words

  • 葬式
    そうしき

    funeral ceremony

  • 葬る
    ほうむる

    to bury / to inter / to shelve

Example sentences

Example 1

遺体を墓にる。

Translation

Bury the body in the grave.

Example 2

その計画はられた。

Translation

That plan was shelved.

Example 3

明日はおじいさんの式です。

Translation

Tomorrow is my grandfather's funeral.

Example 4

式の準備を手伝いました。

Translation

I helped prepare for the funeral.

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