Word Meaning 葬儀

そうぎ sougi

葬儀 is read as そうぎ (sougi) and means funeral.

Meaning

English

  1. funeral
  2. funeral service

Reading

Kana

そうぎ

Romaji

sougi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Related Words 葬式,告別式,弔い,お通夜,お盆,,死ぬ,亡くなる Rank 11367 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

葬儀社

そうぎしゃ

undertaker's office

葬儀場

そうぎじょう

funeral home

葬儀式

そうぎしき

funeral ceremony

葬儀屋

そうぎや

funeral parlor (parlour)

国葬儀

こくそうぎ

state funeral

葬る

ほうぶる

to bury

葬式

そうしき

funeral

葬列

そうれつ

funeral procession

葬送

そうそう

attendance at a funeral

葬祭

そうさい

funerals and ceremonial occasions

葬り去る

ほうむりさる

to consign to oblivion

葬送行進曲

そうそうこうしんきょく

funeral journey

Example Sentences

5

そうぎにしゅっせきします。

I will attend the funeral.

We will carry out the funeral.

I attended his funeral.

A lot of people attended Tom's funeral.

It has recently become common to hold the Buddhist seventh-day memorial service on the same day as the funeral.