Used as a standalone noun or as a suffix in compounds such as 国葬 (state funeral) or 密葬 (private funeral).
His funeral was held with only family present.
It was decided that a state funeral would be held.
funeral; funeral service
burial; interment
funeral
cremation
ceremonial occasions; family rites of passage
funerals and ceremonial occasions
funeral procession; attending a funeral; seeing off the deceased
funeral procession
burial; interment
state funeral; national funeral
reburial; reinterment
company funeral
private funeral · secret burial
burial at sea
temporary burial
attendance at a funeral
public funeral
burial of personal belongings with the deceased
joint burial; group burial; burying together
imperial funeral; state funeral
crouched burial; flexed burial
municipal funeral
interment; burial
formal funeral; main funeral ceremony
Standard kanji form for this noun and suffix.
The kanji 葬 is a phono-semantic compound, combining 死 (death) and a phonetic element. The reading そう is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.