葬 – interment, bury, shelve

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The kanji 葬 means interment, bury, shelve. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ソウ (sou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ほうむ.る (houmuru). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 艸 (no. 140).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ソウ	sou
Kun’yomi	ほうむ.る	houmuru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 艸 (Kangxi radical 140). Components: 一・夕・匕・廾・艾.

Words using 葬

葬式そうしきfuneral葬るほうむるto bury

Example sentences

１月３０日、３１日は葬式のため休みます。

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

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これがブレークの葬られている教会です。

This is the church where Blake is buried.

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Kanji with the same radical

葉落英若蔵花苦薬芸著草薄芝薦華荒

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