Refers to a burial place, including the physical grave marker and the surrounding site. Used in everyday contexts as well as formal ones.
During Obon, we visit the family grave.
彼の墓は静かな丘の上にある。
His grave is on a quiet hill.
My grandfather is buried in this grave.
After my father's death, the family built a new grave.
Every year during Obon, we offer flowers at the grave.
He pressed his hands together and prayed in front of the grave.
During Higan, the family cleaned the grave together.
imperial tomb
visitation grave; memorial grave
burial grave; grave for the body
gravedigger
grave robber; grave robbing
husband and wife tomb; shared grave for a married couple
grave for the body; burial grave
unvisited grave; grave with no mourners
dismantling a family tomb; closing a grave
grave-robbing; grave robber