also: ぼさん
墓参りする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 墓参りする | 墓参りしない |
| Polite | 墓参りします | 墓参りしません |
| Past polite | 墓参りしました | 墓参りしませんでした |
| Past | 墓参りした | 墓参りしなかった |
| Te-form | 墓参りして | 墓参りしないで |
| Desire | 墓参りしたい | 墓参りしたくない |
| Potential | 墓参りできる | 墓参りできない |
| Passive | 墓参りされる | 墓参りされない |
| Causative | 墓参りさせる | 墓参りさせない |
| Causative passive | 墓参りさせられる | 墓参りさせられない |
| Volitional | 墓参りしよう | |
| Polite volitional | 墓参りしましょう | |
| Imperative | 墓参りしろ | 墓参りするな |
| Conditional | 墓参りすれば | 墓参りしなければ |
| Tara conditional | 墓参りしたら | 墓参りしなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
visit to a grave; grave visit
Refers to the act of visiting a family grave, typically during Obon, equinoctial weeks, or anniversaries, to clean the site and offer prayers.
We went to visit the family grave during Obon.
Every month, on the anniversary of my grandmother's death, I make sure to visit her grave.
We visited the family grave together during Obon.
I went back to my hometown to visit my grandfather's grave.
Every autumn I go to my hometown to visit the family grave.
Sino-Japanese reading of the abbreviated form, mainly used in formal or written contexts.