Meaning

Primary

Graveyard

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A grave location is a place where there are graves. It is a graveyard.

This word is more direct and informal than 墓地, so using 墓場 for an actual cemetery might come off as disrespectful. It's commonly used in phrases like ゆりかごから墓場まで (from the cradle to the grave) or 墓場まで持っていく (take a secret to the grave).

Reading

はかば
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses the kun'yomi for both kanji, which is fairly unusual, but then graveyards are unusual and special places. You've learned both of these readings before, so you should be able to read this on your own, but here's a reminder just in case:

This graveyard is only for hackers (はか) who say "baa" (). In other words, dead hacker sheep. Many were anti-establishment types who leaked classified info to the public, then died in mysterious circumstances. Today, hackers the world over visit this graveyard and baa before the graves to pay their respects. Rest in fleece, comrades! Baa!

Context

Context Sentences

墓場の隣に住んだら、お化けがドアをノックすることもあるかもしれない。

If you live next to a graveyard, ghosts might knock on your door.

Kanji Composition