碑ひ銘めい

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

inscription; epitaph

Refers to an inscription carved on a stone monument, tombstone, or memorial. Often used in formal or historical contexts.

• その石せき碑ひには古ふるい碑ひ銘めいが刻きざまれている。

  An old inscription is carved on that stone monument.

• 墓ぼ石せきの碑ひ銘めいを読よんでみたが、風ふう化かしていて判はん読どくできなかった。

  I tried to read the epitaph on the gravestone, but it was weathered and illegible.