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Meaning of 葬

interment, bury, shelve

Onyomi

ソウ
sou

Kunyomi

ほうむ(る)
houmu(ru)

Learn Japanese kanji: 【 ソウ / ほうむ(る) 】.

Meaning: interment, bury, shelve.

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Stroke Count: 12

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Example #1

わたしはあねのそうぎを行おこないました。
watashi wa ane no sougi o okonaimashita.
I held my sister's funeral.
Example #2

わたしたちはきょうかれをかそうする。
watashitachi wa kyou kare o kasou suru.
We are cremate him today.
Example #3

かれのそうしきには200にんぐらいがいた。
kare no soushiki ni wa 200 nin gurai ga ita.
There were about 200 people at his funeral.
Example #4

かのじょはうまれこきょうにまいそうされた。
kanojo wa umare kokyou ni maisou sareta.
She was buried in her hometown.
Example #5

わたしはそうしきでははのそばに立たていた。
watashi wa soushiki de haha no soba ni tatte ita.
I stood beside my mother at the funeral.

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