Word Meaning 埋葬

まいそう maisou

埋葬 is read as まいそう (maisou) and means burial.

Meaning

English

  1. burial

Reading

Kana

まいそう

Romaji

maisou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 15694 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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埋葬地

まいそうち

burial place (ground)

埋葬虫

しでむし

carrion beetle (any beetle of family Silphidae, incl. burying beetles)

仮埋葬

かりまいそう

temporary burial

埋没

まいぼつ

being buried

火葬

かそう

cremation

社葬

しゃそう

company funeral

国葬

こくそう

state funeral

会葬

かいそう

attendance at a funeral

本葬

ほんそう

formal funeral

密葬

みっそう

private funeral

土葬

どそう

burial

合同葬

ごうどうそう

group funeral

Example Sentences

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She has buried her only son.

She was buried in her hometown.

Muslims bury their dead in graves.

This is a place where animals are buried.

J.F. Kennedy was buried in Arlington Cemetery.

Her body was buried in a mass grave, and her personal belongings were burned.