遺い骨こつ収しゅう集しゅう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

recovery of war dead remains

Typically refers to the official or volunteer effort to locate and repatriate the remains of soldiers who died overseas, especially Japanese soldiers from WWII. Often used in historical and governmental contexts.

• 政せい府ふは戦せん没ぼつ者しゃの遺い骨こつ収しゅう集しゅうを進すすめている。

  The government is promoting the recovery of the remains of war dead.

• 彼かれは遺い骨こつ収しゅう集しゅうのボランティアとして海かい外がいに赴おもむいた。

  He went abroad as a volunteer for the recovery of war dead remains.