Meaning

Primary

To Bury

Alternative

To Inter

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means burial, so the verb version would be to bury or to inter.

Reading

ほうむる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You're trying to bury a whole moo (ほうむ) cow outside your home. You can't just bury parts of it — that would be super disrespectful. To give this thing a proper burial, you have to bury the whole moo cow.

Context

Context Sentences

その事件の真相が闇に葬られるのではないかと心配しています。

I'm worried that the truth of the incident might be buried.

Kanji Composition