葬送・送葬|そうそうsousou[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
葬送葬送 is the most common and standard written form for this meaning; use it when writing about attending a funeral procession or burial.
送葬送葬 is a rarely used kanji-only form of the same word, so learners will seldom need to write it.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbattending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 葬送する（そうそうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 葬送します（そうそうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 葬送しない（そうそうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 葬送しません（そうそうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 葬送せず・葬送せぬ（そうそうせず・そうそうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 葬送した（そうそうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 葬送しました（そうそうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 葬送しなかった（そうそうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 葬送しませんでした（そうそうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 葬送して（そうそうして） |
| Potential | 葬送できる（そうそうできる） |
| Passive | 葬送される（そうそうされる） |
| Causative | 葬送させる（そうそうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 葬送させられる（そうそうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 葬送すれば（そうそうすれば） |
| tara | 葬送したら（そうそうしたら） |
| Volitional | 葬送しよう（そうそうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 葬送しましょう（そうそうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 葬送しろ（そうそうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related葬儀そうぎNeutralThe funeral ceremony itself; a formal term for the whole rite, whereas 「葬送」 centers on the procession of sending the deceased to the grave.
- Related葬式そうしきNeutralThe everyday word for a funeral; it covers the whole service rather than the procession of sending the deceased off, which is what 「葬送」 describes.
- Related告別式こくべつしきNeutralThe farewell ceremony, the stage where family and friends take leave of the deceased; it names that part of a funeral, not the sending-off itself.
- Related弔いとむらいNeutralA native Japanese word for mourning, condolences, or holding a funeral; it carries a sorrowful feeling and a literary tone.
- Related葬礼そうれいWrittenWritten/formal prose for the funeral rite held for the deceased, close to 「葬儀」; unlike 「葬送」, it does not evoke the procession of sending the dead off.
- Related葬そうWrittenBurial; used mostly in compounds such as 「火葬」 and 「葬列」, and rarely on its own.
Use 「葬送」 for the procession and act of sending the deceased to the grave, as in 「葬送行進曲」 and 「葬送の列」. For the funeral ceremony itself say 「葬儀」 or 「葬式」, for the farewell rite 「告別式」, and for mourning or condolences 「弔い」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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