葬る (ほうむる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

葬る (ほうむる) means to bury / to inter / to shelve.

See example sentences below.

葬る at a glance

葬る

ほうむるhoumuru

N1verb

to bury / to inter / to shelve

葬るほうむるhoumuruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to bury / to inter / to shelve

Example 1

遺体を墓に葬る。

Translation

Bury the body in the grave.

Example 2

その計画は葬られた。

Translation

That plan was shelved.