Word Meaning 墓穴

ぼけつ boketsu

墓穴 is read as ぼけつ (boketsu) and means grave (pit).

Meaning

English

grave (pit)

Reading

Kana

ぼけつ

Romaji

boketsu

Writing Variants

墓穴はかあな hakaana

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 1393 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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墓穴を掘る

ぼけつをほる

to dig your own grave

横穴墓

よこあなぼ

tunnel tomb (Kofun period)

墓地

ぼち

cemetery

墓参り

はかまいり

visit to a grave

墓所

ぼしょ

graveyard

墓

はか

grave

墓石

ぼせき

tombstone

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

洞穴

どうけつ

cave

Example Sentences

彼女は墓穴を掘っている。

She's digging her own grave.

彼は自ら墓穴を掘ってるね。

He is digging his own grave.