noun
burying a corpse; entombing; interring
Archaic term for the act of burying or entombing a body. Not used in modern everyday Japanese; replaced by words like 埋葬 (まいそう).
古文書には「葬斂の儀」と記されている。
In old documents, it is written as 'the rite of burying a corpse'.
noun
Archaic term for a funeral or burial ceremony. In modern Japanese, 葬儀 (そうぎ) or 葬式 (そうしき) are used instead.
「葬斂」は古い葬礼の言葉で、今はほとんど使われない。
'Sōren' is an old funeral term that is hardly used today.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 葬 (funeral/burial) and 斂/殮 (encoffinment) combine to form an archaic compound for burial or funeral rites.