葬式 (そうしき) Japanese meaning

葬式 (そうしき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

Kanji

葬そう儀ぎ
葬儀 is a more formal, often official term for a funeral, while 葬式 is the everyday word most people use.
告こく別べつ式しき
告別式 specifically refers to the farewell ceremony that is often part of the larger 葬式, whereas 葬式 covers the whole funeral event.
葬そう
葬式 is the common, everyday word for a funeral ceremony, while 葬 is a formal, bound form used mainly in compounds like 国葬 or as a suffix.
葬そう祭さい
葬式 is the everyday word for a funeral ceremony itself, while 葬祭 is a broader, more formal term covering funerals and related ceremonial occasions, often used in business contexts like 葬祭業.

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葬そう送そう
葬送 emphasizes the act of escorting or sending off the deceased, often as a procession, while 葬式 is the general word for the whole funeral ceremony.
葬そう列れつ
葬式 is the general, everyday word for a funeral service, whereas 葬列 refers only to the procession accompanying the coffin.
社しゃ葬そう
葬式 is the everyday, common word for a funeral in general, whereas 社葬 refers specifically to a corporate-sponsored funeral.
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お葬そう式しき
葬式 is the plain, neutral word for a funeral, while お葬式 adds the honorific prefix お for a softer, more polite tone in everyday conversation.

法ほう事じN2
法事 refers to a Buddhist memorial service held after the funeral (e.g. on anniversaries), while 葬式 is the funeral itself right after death.
通つ夜やN1
通夜 is the all-night vigil held the evening before, while 葬式 is the funeral ceremony itself that follows it.

件けんN2
For matters, cases, and incidents — requests, accidents, inquiries (お問い合わせ1件).
回かいN4
The neutral counter for occurrences: how many times something happens.

Compound of 葬 (そう, 'bury, inter') and 式 (しき, 'ceremony'). The reading is on'yomi.