墳墓|ふんぼfunbo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noungrave; tomb
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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