funeral; funeral service
Formal term for a funeral ceremony, often used in official or news contexts. More formal than 葬式 (そうしき).
The funeral service will be held from 10 a.m.
Many people attended his funeral.
We plan to hold my grandfather's funeral next week.
Many people attended his funeral.
The head priest conducted the funeral service.
The family hurriedly made arrangements for the funeral.
告別式 refers specifically to the farewell ceremony (often the final part of the event), whereas 葬儀 covers the entire funeral service.
葬儀 refers to the funeral ceremony itself, while 葬列 specifically means the procession that follows it.
葬儀 is the ordinary modern word for a funeral, while 送り in this sense is an old-fashioned, limited term for sending off the deceased.
葬儀 is the general, formal word for a funeral service, while 社葬 specifically means a funeral organized and paid for by a company.
葬儀 is a more formal, ceremonial word for a funeral often used in official announcements, while お葬式 is the everyday polite term people use in speech.
葬儀 is a slightly more formal standalone word for a funeral than 葬式, whereas 葬 is rarely used alone and mostly appears in compounds.
葬儀 is a formal word for the funeral ceremony specifically, whereas 葬祭 is a wider administrative/business term encompassing funerals and associated rites.
Used for events or matters when counting funerals as one occurrence; not a physical-object counter.
Compound of 葬 (そう, 'bury, inter') and 儀 (ぎ, 'ceremony, rite'). The kanji combination directly conveys 'funeral ceremony'.