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葬り去る (ほうむりさる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
consign to oblivion ; bury ; hush up
Used for deliberately hiding or suppressing something (a scandal, a past event, an idea) so that it is forgotten or never comes to light. Often carries a nuance of forceful or final erasure.
ふ
都つ
合ごう
な
事じ
実じつ
を
葬ほうむ
り
去さ
ろう
と
し
た
。
They tried to bury the inconvenient facts.
Written forms 葬ほうむ り 去さ る Usage 98%
Standard kanji spelling; the only form given.
ほうむりさる Usage 2%
Similar words 葬ほうむ る 葬る means 'to bury' (a body) or 'to cover up' (a matter). 葬り去る is more emphatic, stressing the act of making something disappear completely from memory or public view.
闇やみ に 葬ほうむ る A common phrase meaning 'to bury in darkness' (i.e., to hush up). 葬り去る is a single verb with a similar nuance, often used in more formal or dramatic contexts.
Etymology Compound of 葬る (ほうむる, 'to bury') + 去る (さる, 'to leave, to go away'). The combination intensifies the meaning to 'bury and make gone'.
