葬斂
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Meanings
1
burying a corpse; entombing; interring
archaic
Archaic term for the act of burying or entombing a body. Not used in modern everyday Japanese; replaced by words like 埋葬 (まいそう).
In old documents, it is written as 'the rite of burying a corpse'.
2
archaic
Archaic term for a funeral or burial ceremony. In modern Japanese, 葬儀 (そうぎ) or 葬式 (そうしき) are used instead.
'Sōren' is an old funeral term that is hardly used today.