Japanese symbol for “headstone”
墓標
ぼひょう
Romaji: bohyou
grave marker; gravestone; headstone
In Japanese, headstone is 墓標, read ぼひょう (bohyou).
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Meanings
- n grave marker; gravestone; headstone
- n writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
Written forms: 墓標、墓表、墓じるし. Readings: ぼひょう、はかじるし.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 墓地 | ぼち bochi | cemetery; graveyard |
| 墓参り | はかまいり hakamairi | visit to a grave |
| 墓穴 | ぼけつ boketsu | grave (pit) |
| 墓石 | ぼせき boseki | tombstone; gravestone |
| 墓場 | はかば hakaba | graveyard; cemetery |
| 墳墓 | ふんぼ funbo | grave; tomb |
| 目標 | もくひょう mokuhyou | goal; target; aim |
| 標準 | ひょうじゅん hyoujun | standard; criterion; norm |
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.