葬 Kanji – interment
The Japanese kanji 葬 can mean interment, bury, shelve.
Meaning and Readings
How is 葬 read?
葬 has the onyomi reading ソウ and the kunyomi reading ほうむる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sou, houmuru.
Common Japanese Words Using 葬
These common Japanese words contain 葬. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 火葬（かそう） — cremation
- 冠婚葬祭（かんこんそうさい） — important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
- 葬る（ほうむる） — to bury, to inter, to entomb
- 葬儀（そうぎ） — funeral, funeral service
- 葬式（そうしき） — funeral
- 葬送（そうそう） — attending a funeral procession, seeing off the deceased, burial of someone's remains, observing a burial
- 葬列（そうれつ） — funeral procession
- 副葬品（ふくそうひん） — grave goods, burial accessories
- 埋葬（まいそう） — burial
- 社葬（しゃそう） — company funeral