A formal or literary term for a cemetery or graveyard. Often used in proper names of cemeteries. Compare with 霊園 (れいえん), which specifically refers to a park-like cemetery.
See also: 霊園
Many famous people rest in that cemetery.
A new cemetery was built in the suburbs.
Standard kanji form for 'cemetery' or 'graveyard'.
Alternate kanji form; less common than 墓園.
Compound of 墓 (はか, 'grave') and 園 (えん, 'garden' or 'park'), literally 'grave garden'. The reading ぼえん is the on'yomi of both characters.