Japanese symbol for “inter”
葬る
ほうむる
Romaji: houmuru
to bury; to inter; to entomb
In Japanese, inter is 葬る, read ほうむる (houmuru).
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Meanings
- v5r, vt to bury; to inter; to entomb
- v5r, vt to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
Written forms: 葬る. Readings: ほうむる、ほうぶる.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 葬式 | そうしき soushiki | funeral |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “inter”.
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.