Word Meaning 墓石

ぼせき boseki

墓石 is read as ぼせき (boseki) and means tombstone.

Meaning

English

  1. tombstone
  2. gravestone

Reading

Kana

ぼせき

Romaji

boseki

Writing Variants

  • 墓石 はかいし hakaishi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 6419 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

支石墓

しせきぼ

dolmen

墓地

ぼち

cemetery

墓参り

はかまいり

visit to a grave

墓穴

ぼけつ

grave (pit)

墓所

ぼしょ

graveyard

はか

grave

墓標

ぼひょう

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

墓前

ぼぜん

in front of a grave

墓場

はかば

graveyard

墓碑

ぼひ

gravestone

墓上

ぼじょう

on a grave

磁石

じせき

compass

Example Sentences

1

ぼせきになまえがきざまれています。

A name is engraved on the tombstone.