How to say "casket" in Japanese

• 棺かんCommon
  nounThe direct word for the coffin sense: the box in which a body is placed for burial or cremation. Use it when naming the object plainly, as in funeral arrangements or news reports.
• 入れ物いれものJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounAlso covers the coffin sense, but euphemistically: it literally means 'container', referring to the coffin indirectly. Choose it when tact matters, as in consoling a bereaved family.

Both words translate 'casket' only in its coffin sense: use 棺 for direct reference, and 「入れ物」 when a euphemistic, softer wording is preferred; neither fits casket's 'small ornamental box' sense.

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• 棺かんcoffin
• 棺桶かんおけcoffin
• カスケットcasket (ornamental box)
• 小箱こばこsmall box
• 霊柩れいきゅうcoffin
• 寝棺ねかんcoffin
• 宝石箱ほうせきばこjewel box
• 入れ物いれものcoffin