墓 (はか, haka) Japanese meaning: grave | Kotomora行
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During Obon, we visit the family grave.
His grave is on a quiet hill.
Usage patterns
〈人〉が墓に入るfor someone to be laid to rest (buried) in a grave
My grandfather is buried in this grave.
墓を建てるto build/erect a grave
After my father's death, the family built a new grave.
墓に花を供えるto offer flowers at a grave
Every year during Obon, we offer flowers at the grave.
墓の前で手を合わせるto press one's hands together in prayer in front of a grave
He pressed his hands together and prayed in front of the grave.
墓を掃除するto clean a grave
During Higan, the family cleaned the grave together.
Expressions
墓に布団は着せられぬyou can't put a futon on a grave; it's too late to show filial piety after your parents are dead
visitation grave; memorial grave
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burial grave; grave for the body
gravedigger
grave robber; grave robbing
husband and wife tomb; shared grave for a married couple
grave for the body; burial grave
unvisited grave; grave with no mourners
dismantling a family tomb; closing a grave
grave-robbing; grave robber
