墓
墓·grave
- On-yomi
- ボ
- Kun-yomi
- はか
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 墓 | はか | grave, tomb |
| 墓地 | ぼち | cemetery |
| 墓参り | はかまいり | visiting a grave |
| 墓石 | はかいし | gravestone |
Example sentences
お盆に家族で墓参りをした。
おぼんにかぞくではかまいりをした。
We visited the family grave together at Obon.
その墓地は静かな丘の上にある。
そのぼちはしずかなおかのうえにある。
The cemetery is on a quiet hill.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Writing 幕 (curtain) or 募 in place of 墓 — only 墓 ends in 土.
- Reading 墓地 as はかち — as a compound it is ぼち.
Memory aid
Picture it
莫 (nothing left) sitting on 土 (earth) — earth heaped where nothing remains.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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