What does kanji 墓 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 墓 is grave.

How is kanji 墓 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 墓 are はか; the onyomi readings are ボ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 墓?

Kanji 墓 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 墓?

The main radical for kanji 墓 is 土.

What words use kanji 墓?

Example words that use kanji 墓 include 墓地, 墓参り, 墓穴, 墓所.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 6

墓

Meaning

Kanji 墓

grave

grave, tomb

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: はか
Onyomi 音読み: ボ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1337
Strokes: 13
Radical: 土
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: 幕 • 漠 • 模 • 募 • 暮 • 莫 • 摸

Related vocabulary

Showing 31 common entries

Showing 31 of 48 entries that include this kanji.

墓地

はかち

cemetery

墓参り

はかまいり

visit to a grave

墓穴

はかあな

grave (pit)

墓所

はかしょ

graveyard

墓

はか

grave

墓石

はかいし

tombstone

墓表

ぼひょう

writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)

墓場

はかば

graveyard

墓前

ぼぜん

in front of a grave

墓碑

ぼひ

gravestone

墓じまい

はかじまい

dismantling a (family) tomb

墓に布団は着せられぬ

はかにふとんはきせられぬ

it is too late to show filial piety once your parents are dead

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

毎日お墓参りに行きます。

I go to visit the grave every day.

これは彼の墓です。

This is his grave.

古い墓地には誰もいませんでした。

There was no one in the old graveyard.

先祖の墓を掃除しました。

I cleaned my ancestors' grave.

新しい墓を建てました。

I built a new tomb.

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