墓 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「土」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「土」
- On
- ボぼ · bo
- Kun
- はかhaka
- Meaning
- grave; tomb
Stroke order
Origin
莫 "sun hidden in the grass" over 土 "earth"; where a person is laid in the ground as the sun sets — "grave."
Readings and examples
| Onボぼbo | 墓地ぼち墓参ぼさん墓穴ぼけつ |
|---|---|
| Kunはかhaka | 墓はか墓参りはかまいり |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 墓地ぼち
graveyard
- 墓参りはかまいり
visiting a grave
- 墳墓ふんぼ
- 冢墓ちょうぼ
- 墓穴ぼけつ
- 墓碣ぼけつ
Example
夏に家族で墓参りをした。
In summer my family visited the family grave.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)