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 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