Japanese symbol for “burial”
埋葬
まいそう
Romaji: maisou
burial
In Japanese, burial is 埋葬, read まいそう (maisou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs burial
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “burial”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 限り | かぎり kagiri | funeral; burial |
| 土葬 | どそう dosou | burial; interment |
| 葬り | ほうむり houmuri | burial |
| 弔い | とむらい tomurai | funeral; burial |
| 埋却 | まいきゃく maikyaku | burial |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 埋める | うめる umeru | to bury (e.g. in the ground) |
| 埋め立て | うめたて umetate | land reclamation; land fill |
| 埋まる | うまる umaru | to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded |
| 埋蔵 | まいぞう maizou | burying in the ground |
| 穴埋め | あなうめ anaume | filling (up) a hole |
| 葬式 | そうしき soushiki | funeral |
| 葬儀 | そうぎ sougi | funeral; funeral service |
| 冠婚葬祭 | かんこんそうさい kankonsousai | important ceremonial occasions in family relationships |
See also: Chinese symbol for “burial”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.