墳墓|ふんぼfunbo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noungrave; tomb
    The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym墓はかNeutralThe everyday word for a grave, usually said as 「お墓」; far more common and casual than the written, legal-sounding 「墳墓」.
  • Related墓穴ぼけつNeutralThe pit dug to bury a body or ashes; also used figuratively, as in 「墓穴を掘る」, to dig one's own grave.
  • Related御霊屋おたまやNeutralAn honorific word for a hall enshrining the spirits of the dead, often for nobles; it stresses worship rather than burial, unlike 「墳墓」.
  • Related納骨堂のうこつどうNeutralA structure for housing cremated remains; it emphasizes storing ashes, not burying a body in the ground as 「墳墓」 does.
  • Related奥津城おくつきWrittenA written, archaic term for a Shinto-style grave, usually a family or ancestral grave; it carries more religious flavor than 「墳墓」.
  • Related霊屋たまやWrittenA written, archaic and rare word for a building where the dead are enshrined; it serves worship, not burial, so its use differs from 「墳墓」.
  • Related塚穴つかあなNeutralA rare word for the hole dug for burial; it refers only to the pit itself, a narrower sense than 「墳墓」.

For everyday talk about graves, use 「墓」 or 「お墓」; 「墳墓」 is for written or legal contexts, as in 「墳墓の地」. Use 「納骨堂」 for an ossuary and 「霊屋」 for a hall enshrining the dead.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 死体したいや遺骨いこつを埋葬まいそうする所ところ。はか。
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