お骨こつ

noun

cremated remains; ashes (esp. bones)

Honorific term used in Buddhist funeral contexts. Refers specifically to the bone fragments and ashes after cremation, often handled during the kotsuage ritual.

See also: コツ

• 火か葬そうの後あと、ご遺い族ぞくでお骨こつを拾ひろいました。

  After the cremation, the bereaved family gathered the cremated remains.

• お骨こつはお墓はかに納おさめられます。

  The ashes will be placed in the grave.