墓石
also: はかいし
Meanings
1
A stone marker placed at a grave, typically inscribed with the deceased's name and dates. Used in both modern and traditional contexts.
I visited the grave and cleaned the tombstone.
Moss had grown on the old gravestone.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉に墓石を建てるto erect a tombstone at a place
We erected a new tombstone at my grandfather's grave site.
- 墓石に〈事〉を刻むto carve something (e.g. a name) onto a tombstone
The deceased's name and dates are carved onto the tombstone.
- 墓石の前で手を合わせるto join one's hands in prayer in front of a tombstone
The family joined their hands in prayer in front of the tombstone.