noun
wish to have one's ashes scattered
Used in contexts of end-of-life planning or funeral arrangements, expressing a person's desire for their cremated remains to be scattered rather than interred.
母は生前、散骨希望を家族に伝えていた。
My mother had told her family during her lifetime that she wished to have her ashes scattered.
散骨希望の人が増えているそうだ。
I hear that the number of people who wish to have their ashes scattered is increasing.
散骨 refers to the act of scattering ashes itself, while 散骨希望 specifically denotes the wish or desire for that act.
Compound of 散骨 (scattering of ashes) and 希望 (hope, wish). The term is a straightforward modern coinage reflecting contemporary funeral practices.