also: ごうそう
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
joint burial; group burial; burying together
Refers to burying multiple individuals in the same grave or burial plot, often family members or a couple. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to bury together'.
夫婦は同じ墓に合葬された。
The couple was buried together in the same grave.
この墓地では合葬が認められ
Joint burial is permitted in this cemetery.