Japanese symbol for “funeral”
葬式
そうしき
Romaji: soushiki
funeral
In Japanese, funeral is 葬式, read そうしき (soushiki).
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
- n funeral
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “funeral”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 葬儀 | そうぎ sougi | funeral; funeral service |
| 限り | かぎり kagiri | funeral; burial |
| 送り | おくり okuri | funeral |
| 葬 | そう sou | funeral |
| 弔い | とむらい tomurai | funeral; burial |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 葬儀 | そうぎ sougi | funeral; funeral service |
| 埋葬 | まいそう maisou | burial |
| 冠婚葬祭 | かんこんそうさい kankonsousai | important ceremonial occasions in family relationships |
| 火葬 | かそう kasou | cremation |
| 葬る | ほうむる houmuru | to bury; to inter; to entomb |
| 公式 | こうしき koushiki | official; formal |
| 形式 | けいしき keishiki | form (as opposed to substance) |
| 正式 | せいしき seishiki | formal; official; regular |
See also: Chinese symbol for “funeral”.
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.