Meaning

Primary

Funeral Hall

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A purification location is the place where you perform purification on people. Who needs the most purification? The dead. Where do you purify them? In a funeral hall.

Reading

さいじょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You learned the on'yomi for 場 when you learned 入場 ages ago.

Context

Context Sentences

ちょうど斎場に到着するところです。

We’re about to arrive at the funeral hall.

Kanji Composition