How to say "burial" in Japanese

• 埋葬まいそうCommon
  suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveThe general term for burial: the act of burying a dead person, without specifying how. Use this whenever you mean burial in the broad sense, whatever the method.
  彼女かのじょは生うまれ故郷こきょうに埋葬まいそうされた。↗

  She was buried in her hometown.
• 土葬どそうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbSpecifically means interment: burial of the body in the ground, in contrast with other methods such as cremation. Choose this when earth burial itself, rather than burial in general, is meant.
  なぜ、ムスリムの人ひとたちは、土葬どそうにこだわるのか。↗

  Why do Muslims place such importance on burial?

Use 埋葬 for burial in the general sense, the act of burying a dead person by any method, and 土葬 when you mean burial of the body in the ground specifically, as opposed to cremation.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 埋葬まいそうburial
• 土葬どそうburial
• 葬りほうむりburial
• 埋却まいきゃくburial
• 弔いとむらいfuneral
• 野辺送りのべおくりfuneral
• 斂葬れんそうinterment
• 野辺の送りのべのおくりfuneral