墓

• 読み: はか
• ローマ字: haka
• 漢字の分解: 墓 (bo/haka) — grave, tomb
• 発音: /ha.ka/

意味

Grave; tomb; a burial site for the deceased.

A noun referring to a grave, tomb, or burial site. Central to Japanese culture through practices like お墓参り (ohaka mairi, visiting graves), which is customary during お盆 (Obon festival) and お彼岸 (Ohigan equinox). Common compounds: 墓地 (bochi, cemetery), 墓石 (boseki/hakaishi, gravestone). Japanese graves are typically family graves (先祖の墓) rather than individual plots.

例文

1. お盆に家族で祖父の墓を参った。
2. 墓の前に花とお線香を供えた。
3. この寺には有名な武将の墓がある。

使い方ガイド

場面: funeral customs, family traditions, history

トーン: solemn

起源と歴史

The kanji 墓 combines 莫 (not/nothing, phonetic element suggesting 'dusk') and 土 (earth), evoking the image of a mound of earth marking where someone has been buried.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal