骨こつ拾ひろい

noun

gathering the ashes of the deceased

Refers to the Japanese funeral custom where family members use chopsticks to pick up the bones and ashes from the cremated remains and place them into an urn.

• 火か葬そうの後あと、親しん族ぞくで骨こつ拾ひろいを行おこなった。

  After the cremation, the relatives performed the bone-gathering ritual.