Word Meaning 鳥葬

ちょうそう chousou

鳥葬 is read as ちょうそう (chousou) and means sky burial (funeral ritual in which the body of the deceased is exposed to be eaten by birds).

Meaning

English

sky burial (funeral ritual in which the body of the deceased is exposed to be eaten by birds)

Reading

Kana

ちょうそう

Romaji

chousou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 115055 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鳥獣

ちょうじゅう

birds and wild animals

鳥取弁

とっとりべん

dialects of Japanese spoken in Eastern Tottori prefecture

鳥獣保護区域

ちょうじゅうほごくいき

wildlife protection area

鳥羽伏見の戦い

とばふしみのたたかい

Battle of Toba-Fushimi (January 27-31, 1868)

鳥獣保護区

ちょうじゅうほごく

wildlife sanctuary

鳥影

とりかげ

shadow of a bird

鳥撃ち

とりうち

fowling

鳥頭の太刀

とりがしらのたち

long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel

鳥飼病

とりかいびょう

bird fancier's lung

火葬

かそう

cremation

社葬

しゃそう

company funeral

埋葬

まいそう

burial