How to say "graveyard" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 墓場はかばnounThe plain, direct word for a graveyard as a place where the dead are buried. Neutral at heart, though its bluntness can give a description a stark, even eerie shade.
- 墓所ぼしょnounA solemn, dignified word for a graveyard — literally the place where graves lie. Often heard when someone speaks respectfully of the ground where their family's graves stand.
- 墓地ぼちnounCemetery first: it pictures the graveyard as a plot of ground set aside for graves. The matter-of-fact choice when talking about a cemetery's location, size, or grounds.
All three are common words for a graveyard: 墓場 is the plain word for the place itself, 墓所 a solemn word for where graves lie, and 墓地 treats it as cemetery grounds.
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