土葬|どそうdosou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbburial; interment
    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?
Conjugation
Dictionary form土葬する(どそうする)
Polite (masu)土葬します(どそうします)
Negative (nai)土葬しない(どそうしない)
polite (masen)土葬しません(どそうしません)
classical zu / nu土葬せず・土葬せぬ(どそうせず・どそうせぬ)
Past (ta)土葬した(どそうした)
polite (mashita)土葬しました(どそうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)土葬しなかった(どそうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)土葬しませんでした(どそうしませんでした)
Te form土葬して(どそうして)
Potential土葬できる(どそうできる)
Passive土葬される(どそうされる)
Causative土葬させる(どそうさせる)
Causative passive土葬させられる(どそうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)土葬すれば(どそうすれば)
tara土葬したら(どそうしたら)
Volitional土葬しよう(どそうしよう)
polite (mashou)土葬しましょう(どそうしましょう)
Imperative土葬しろ(どそうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related葬斂そうれんWrittenA rare written word for a funeral or burial rites; unlike 「土葬」 it does not specify burying the body in the ground.
  • Related野辺送りのべおくりWrittenA written word for the procession escorting a body to the graveside or crematorium; it names the send-off, not a burial method like 「土葬」.
  • Related葬そうWrittenA written word for a funeral, mostly used as a suffix as in 「家族葬」; it does not refer specifically to burial in the earth.
  • Antonym火葬かそうNeutralCremation: burning the body instead of burying it in the ground; the direct opposite of 「土葬」.

Use 「土葬」 for burying a body in the earth without cremating it; in Japan cremation (「火葬」) is the mainstream. For the funeral procession or ceremony itself, 「野辺送り」 or 「葬儀」 is the word to use.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 遺体いたいを焼やかずに土つちの中なかに埋葬まいそうすること。
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