noun
burial urn; funerary urn
Archaeological term for a large earthenware jar used as a coffin, often with a two-storey structure (upper and lower sections).
この遺跡からは、弥生時代の甕棺が多数出土した。
Many Yayoi-period burial urns were excavated from this site.
甕棺は、主に幼児や成人の埋葬に用いられた。
Burial urns were used mainly for burying infants and adults.