葬式|そうしきsoushiki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfuneral
   １月がつ３０日にち、３１日にちは葬式そうしきのため休やすみます。↗

   I'm taking bereavement leave on Jan. 30 and 31.

• Synonym葬儀そうぎWrittenFormal word for a funeral, often seen in obituaries; 「葬式」 is the more colloquial term.
• Synonym葬礼そうれいWrittenA written, formal word for a funeral; 「葬式」 is the everyday term.
• Related送りおくりNeutralMeans seeing someone off, and by extension a funeral procession; mostly in compounds like 「野辺送り」.
• Related葬送そうそうWrittenRefers to seeing off the deceased or burying the remains, as in 「葬送行進曲」; written/formal in tone.
• Related告別式こくべつしきNeutralThe ceremony for bidding farewell to the deceased; 「葬式」 refers to the funeral as a whole.
• Related弔いとむらいNeutralMourning or condolence for the dead; can also mean the funeral itself and has a traditional flavor, while 「葬式」 refers specifically to the ceremony.
• Related葬そうWrittenMostly a suffix, as in 「家族葬」 and 「火葬」; rarely used on its own.
• Antonym婚礼こんれいNeutralA wedding ceremony; the opposite of 「葬式」.

Use 「葬式」 for a funeral in everyday speech. In formal writing and obituaries, 「葬儀」 is preferred; 「告別式」 is the farewell to the deceased; 「葬送」 is a literary word for the procession; 「葬」 is mostly a suffix and rarely stands alone. 「婚礼」, a wedding, is the opposite.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 死者ししゃを葬ほうむる儀式ぎしき。
2. 死者ししゃを葬ほうむる儀式ぎしきを執り行とりおこなう。