墓 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「土」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「土」
- On
- ボ
- Kun
- はか
- Meaning
- grave; tomb
Origin
莫 "sun hidden in the grass" over 土 "earth"; where a person is laid in the ground as the sun sets — "grave."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ボ | 墓地・墓参・墓穴 |
|---|---|
| はか | 墓・墓参り |
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
Example
夏に家族で墓参りをした。
In summer my family visited the family grave.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)