How to say "funeral" in Japanese

• 葬儀そうぎCommon
  nounRefers to the funeral as a ceremony or service — the event itself. Typical contexts are speaking of a funeral being held, attended, or arranged.
  君主くんしゅはその葬儀そうぎに出席しゅっせきすることになっている。↗

  The monarch is supposed to attend the funeral.
• 葬式そうしきJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounA general word for a funeral, closely overlapping 葬儀 in meaning. Unless a particular nuance is intended, either this or 葬儀 is a natural way to refer to a funeral.
  １月がつ３０日にち、３１日にちは葬式そうしきのため休やすみます。↗

  I'm taking bereavement leave on Jan. 30 and 31.
• お葬式おそうしきCommon
  noun葬式 with the polite prefix お added, placing it in polite (teineigo) language. It means the same thing but sounds softer and more courteous, fitting polite conversation.
• 送りおくりCommon
  nounChiefly means sending things or seeing people off; as a funeral reference it is an indirect term for the deceased's send-off. Seldom the word you want for 'funeral' — use 葬儀, 葬式, or お葬式 instead.

For the funeral ceremony or service choose 葬儀 or 葬式, use 「お葬式」 when you want polite language, and remember that 「送り」 really means seeing someone off and is seldom a way to say 'funeral'.

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• 葬儀そうぎfuneral
• 葬式そうしきfuneral
• お葬式おそうしきfuneral
• 葬そうfuneral
• 弔いとむらいfuneral
• 野辺送りのべおくりfuneral
• 葬礼そうれいfuneral
• 野辺の送りのべのおくりfuneral
• フューネラルfuneral
• 弔事ちょうじunhappy event (e.g. death)
• 送りおくりfuneral