お葬式
Meanings
1
Polite noun for a funeral, using the honorific prefix お. Used in respectful contexts.
Yesterday, I attended my grandfather's funeral.
Usage patterns
- お葬式を行うto hold a funeral
We will hold my grandfather's funeral next week.
- お葬式に出るto attend a funeral
I took a day off to attend my teacher's funeral.
- お葬式に参列するto attend/be present at a funeral (formal)
Many people attended the funeral.
- お葬式を出すto hold/put on a funeral (colloquial)
We decided to hold a small funeral with just the family.