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墓石 (ぼせき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

墓ぼ石せき

also: はかいし

ぼ

せ

き

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

tombstone; gravestone

A stone marker placed at a grave, typically inscribed with the deceased's name and dates. Used in both modern and traditional contexts.

お墓はか参まいりに行いって、墓ぼ石せきをきれいに掃そう除じした。
I visited the grave and cleaned the tombstone.
古ふるい墓ぼ石せきには苔こけ

Written forms

墓石Usage100%
- ぼせき
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading ぼせき is the most common.
- はかいし
  Alternate reading, less common. May be encountered in older texts or specific contexts.

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生は

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て

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Moss had grown on the old gravestone.

はかいしUsage<1%

Kanji

墓grave, tomb
石stone

Similar words

墓ぼ碑ひ
墓碑 is a more formal or literary term for a gravestone, often used in historical or monumental contexts, while 墓石 is the common everyday word.
墓はか
墓 refers to the grave as a whole (the plot, the structure), whereas 墓石 specifically means the stone marker itself.

Etymology

Compound of 墓 (grave) and 石 (stone). The reading ぼせき is the standard on'yomi combination; はかいし is a mixed reading (kun'yomi for 墓 and on'yomi for 石) that is less common.