埋葬|まいそうmaisou[0]heiban (flat)
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- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveburial
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 埋葬する(まいそうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 埋葬します(まいそうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 埋葬しない(まいそうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 埋葬しません(まいそうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 埋葬せず・埋葬せぬ(まいそうせず・まいそうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 埋葬した(まいそうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 埋葬しました(まいそうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 埋葬しなかった(まいそうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 埋葬しませんでした(まいそうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 埋葬して(まいそうして) |
| Potential | 埋葬できる(まいそうできる) |
| Passive | 埋葬される(まいそうされる) |
| Causative | 埋葬させる(まいそうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 埋葬させられる(まいそうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 埋葬すれば(まいそうすれば) |
| tara | 埋葬したら(まいそうしたら) |
| Volitional | 埋葬しよう(まいそうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 埋葬しましょう(まいそうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 埋葬しろ(まいそうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym葬るほうむるNeutralThe verb for burying; figuratively it can mean covering up a scandal, as in 「闇に葬る」. 「埋葬」 itself refers only to interring remains in the ground.
- Related葬斂そうれんWrittenWritten/formal prose and very rare; refers to the funeral itself. In modern Japanese 「葬儀」 or 「葬式」 is the normal word.
- Related葬りほうむりWrittenRare native-Japanese noun meaning burial; 「埋葬」 is the word normally used.
- Related野辺送りのべおくりNeutralSeeing the body off to the crematorium or graveside — a funeral procession; it stresses the sending-off and carries a traditional flavor.
- Related葬そうNeutralA single character meaning funeral, used mostly in compounds such as 「家族葬」 and 「社葬」.
- Antonym発掘はっくつNeutralExcavation — digging what lies buried out of the ground, the opposite of 「埋葬」.
- Antonym掘り起こしNeutralDigging out what is buried; figuratively also unearthing latent demand. The opposite of 「埋葬」.
Use 「埋葬」 for interring remains or ashes in the ground; the verb is 「葬る」, which can also figuratively mean to hush something up. For the funeral say 「葬儀」, for the procession 「野辺送り」; the opposite is 「発掘」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


