Word Meaning 葬る

ほうむる houmuru

葬る is read as ほうむる (houmuru) and means to bury.

Meaning

English

  1. to bury
  2. to inter
  3. to entomb
  4. to cover up
  5. to hush up
  6. to shelve

Reading

Kana

ほうむる

Romaji

houmuru

Writing Variants

  • 葬る ほうぶる houburu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 540 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

葬り去る

ほうむりさる

to consign to oblivion

葬式

そうしき

funeral

葬列

そうれつ

funeral procession

葬儀

そうぎ

funeral

葬送

そうそう

attendance at a funeral

葬祭

そうさい

funerals and ceremonial occasions

葬儀社

そうぎしゃ

undertaker's office

葬送行進曲

そうそうこうしんきょく

funeral journey

冠婚葬祭

かんこんそうさい

important ceremonial occasions in family relationships

副葬品

ふくそうひん

grave goods

火葬

かそう

cremation

社葬

しゃそう

company funeral