Japanese symbol for “undertaker”
納棺師
のうかんし
Romaji: noukanshi
person who prepares a body for burial; mortician; undertaker
In Japanese, undertaker is 納棺師, read のうかんし (noukanshi).
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Meanings
- n person who prepares a body for burial; mortician; undertaker
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “undertaker”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 葬儀屋 | そうぎや sougiya | undertaker; mortician; funeral director |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 納得 | なっとく nattoku | consent; agreement; acceptance |
| 納税 | のうぜい nouzei | payment of taxes |
| 納豆 | なっとう nattou | natto (fermented soybeans) |
| 納入 | のうにゅう nounyuu | payment (of taxes, fees, etc.) |
| 滞納 | たいのう tainou | falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment |
| 収納 | しゅうのう shuunou | storage; putting away |
| 石棺 | せっかん sekkan | sarcophagus; stone coffin |
| 棺桶 | かんおけ kan'oke | coffin; casket |
| 教師 | きょうし kyoushi | teacher; instructor |
See also: Chinese symbol for “undertaker”.
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.