野の辺べの送おくり

expression, noun

funeral; burial service; funeral procession

A somewhat literary or traditional expression for a funeral or burial, often evoking the image of accompanying the deceased to the burial site. Not an everyday word; 葬式 (そうしき) is the common term.

See also: 野辺送り

• 村むら人びとたちは野の辺べの送おくりに参さん列れつした。

  The villagers attended the funeral procession.