# 葬 — funeral; entomb

葬 means “funeral; entomb”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ソウ (sou). Kun'yomi: ほうむ(る) (houmuru). You'll see it in words such as 葬る (houmuru, “to bury; to inter”).

- Meaning: funeral; entomb
- On'yomi: ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi: ほうむ(る) (houmuru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 1

## How to remember 葬

Parts: 艹 grass · 死 death · 廾 two hands

## Words with 葬

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 葬る | ほうむる (houmuru) | to bury; to inter |

## More in the “Belief & custom 1” set

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/funeral/. Last updated 2026-11-01.