同どう穴けつ

noun

being buried in the same grave

Refers to the act or state of being interred together, often used in the context of couples or close companions. Commonly appears in the set phrase 同穴の契り (a vow to be buried together).

• 夫ふう婦ふは同どう穴けつの契ちぎりを交かわした。

  The couple exchanged a vow to be buried in the same grave.

• 彼かれは妻つまと同おなじ墓はかに入はいることを望のぞみ、同どう穴けつを願ねがった。

  He wished to be buried with his wife and desired to share the same grave.