interment, bury, shelve
葬 centers on the formal act of putting something away permanently: burying the dead, interring remains, or metaphorically shelving a matter so it is no longer active.
葬 combines 死 (death) with a grass-like element above and below, suggesting the traditional practice of covering a body with grass or placing it among plants during burial.
The top and bottom grass-like strokes wrap around 死 (death), like a body being covered with grass and earth during a burial. This is the kanji for interment and shelving something away.
For ソウ, imagine a solemn burial where the soul (ソウ) of the deceased is laid to rest under the grass-covered mound: soul -> ソウ.
funeral; funeral service
burial
funeral
cremation
to bury; to inter; to entomb
funeral
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
funerals and ceremonial occasions
attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial
funeral procession
burial; interment
state funeral; national funeral
grave goods; burial accessories
reburial
company funeral
private funeral
burial at sea
funeral
Buddhist funeral
temporary burial