Japanese Conversation · Level 33
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Japanese word
墓
Pronunciation
Romajihaka
Meaning
- noungrave
Example
墓を掃除します。haka o sō ji shi ma su
I clean the grave.
More examples
旅行の帰りに、家族の墓に立ち寄ります。ryo kō no kae ri ni ka zoku no haka ni ta chi yo ri ma su
On the way home from the trip, I stop by my family's grave.
Core concept
Refers to the physical place where a dead person's remains are buried and remembered.
Common phrases
墓を掃除するhaka o sō ji su ru
clean a grave
墓に花を供えるhaka ni hana o sona e ru
place flowers at a grave
Similar words
墓所bosho: A formal word for a place where a dead person's remains are buried.
Definition in Japanese
死者の遺体や遺骨を葬り、墓石などを建てた場所。shi sha no i tai ya i kotsu o hōmu ri haka ishi na do o ta te ta ba sho
Word origin
墓 (haka, "grave") is a native Japanese word written with the borrowed character 墓, and its deeper etymology is uncertain.
Usage tips
- In everyday Japanese, 墓 (haka) can mean the whole gravesite, not only the visible stone marker.
Other meanings
- gravesitenoun
- tombnoun