Japanese word

葬る

Pronunciation

Romajihōmuru

Meaning

  • verbbury

Example

村の人々は王を墓に葬ります。mura no hito bito wa ō o haka ni hōmu ri ma su

The villagers bury the king in a grave.

Illustration for 葬る (bury)

More examples

家族は愛犬を庭の片隅に葬りました。ka zoku wa ai ken o niwa no kata sumi ni hōmu ri ma shi ta

The family buried their beloved dog in a corner of the garden.

Core concept

Means committing a dead body to the ground or a grave, with the idea of putting it away from the living world.

Common phrases

  • 墓に葬るhaka ni hōmu ru

    bury in a grave

  • 遺体を葬るi tai o hōmu ru

    bury a body

Similar words

埋葬するmaisōsuru: To put a dead body into the ground or a grave as part of a burial.
埋めるumeru: To put something below the surface of the ground and cover it with soil.

Definition in Japanese

死者を墓や土中に埋めて納める。shi sha o haka ya do chū ni u me te osa me ru

Word origin

葬る (hōmuru) belongs to native Japanese vocabulary and is connected with はぶる (haburu), an older verb meaning to bury a dead body.

Usage tips

  • Beyond its literal meaning, 葬る (hōmuru) can describe putting an unsuccessful proposal or a person's hopes out of sight and ending them.

Opposites

  • 掘り起こすhoriokosudig upverb

Related words

  • 葬りhōmuriburialnoun

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