noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
bone-picking ceremony; transferring cremated bones to an urn
A Japanese funeral rite in which family members use chopsticks to pick up the remaining bones from the cremated ashes and place them into an urn. Often performed after cremation.
火葬の後、親族で骨上げを行った。
After the cremation, the relatives performed the bone-picking ceremony.
骨上げのとき
During the bone-picking ceremony, we use chopsticks to pick up the bones and place them into the urn.